What does The Noun Job Agency Mean?
What does the noun task firm mean?
There is one meaning in OED’s entry for the noun job firm. See ‘Meaning & for definition, usage, and quotation proof.
How common is the noun job agency?
Where does the noun job firm come from?
Earliest understood use
1950s
The earliest recognized use of the noun job agency remains in the 1950s.
OED’s earliest proof for job firm is from 1952, in Industrial & Labor Relations Review.
Nearby entries
joanna, n. 1846-.
joaquinite, n. 1909-.
Job, n. one Old English-.
job, n. ² 1557-.
job, n. THREE 1560-1771.
job, n. four 1560-.
task, v. ¹ a1500-.
job, v. TWO 1647-.
task, v. THREE 1666-1843.
job action, n.c1926-.
task firm, n. 1952-.
job analysis, n. 1916-.
task expert, n. 1917-.
jobard, n.c1475-.
jobation, n. 1687-.
task bank, n. 1965-.
jobbed, adj. 1827-.
jobber, n. ONE 1544-.
jobber, n. two a1626-.
jobbernowl, n. & adj. 1592-.
jobbernowlism, n.1652-1824.
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Entry history for job company, n.
Originally published as part of the entry for task, n. ² task firm, n. was first released in 2008.
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