What does The Noun Job Agency Mean?

What does the noun task company imply?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun job agency. See 'Meaning & use' for meaning, use, and quotation evidence.

How typical is the noun task company?

Where does the noun job firm originated from?

Earliest understood usage

1950s

The earliest recognized use of the noun job agency is in the 1950s.

OED's earliest evidence for task company is from 1952, in Industrial & Labor Relations Review.

Nearby entries

joanna, n. 1846-.

joaquinite, n. 1909-.

Job, n. ¹ Old English-.

job, n. ² 1557-.

job, n. THREE 1560-1771.

job, n. four 1560-.

job, v. 1st a1500-.

task, v. ² 1647-.

job, v. THREE 1666-1843.

job action, n.c1926-.

task firm, n. 1952-.

task analysis, n. 1916-.

task analyst, n. 1917-.

jobard, n.c1475-.

jobation, n. 1687-.

task bank, n. 1965-.

jobbed, adj. 1827-.

jobber, n. ONE 1544-.

jobber, n. ² 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. two job company, n. was very first released in 2008.

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