jobbing
verb
Definitions
To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
To work as a jobber.
To take the loss.
To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
noun
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Buying and selling stocks or goods for profit; mercenary trading.
The fact or practice of using a public office or other position of trust for personal gain.
Work carried out by the job; piecework, odd-job work.
adjective
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That does odd jobs; that works on occasional jobs as available.
Example: The jobbing foundryman has very little control over the nature of the jobs which come his way.