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a project or piece of work that you care about a lot, especially because it was your idea

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work that makes you look as though you are very busy when in fact you are achieving nothing

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a job or profession, especially one that you consider important

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the employment of children, especially children who are legally too young to work

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an ordinary job that must be done regularly

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the work of a consultancy company

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an arrangement in which a person does the work of someone who is away from work

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the main job of someone who is also trying to succeed in some other career such as singing or acting

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a job that provides you with no chance of getting a better job

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a job that you do in an office working at a desk

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a small job that involves going to collect or deliver something

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a job that a student or someone who has recently obtained a degree takes in order to get experience

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work that you do because you enjoy it or think it is worth doing, and you do not do it for financial gain

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the job of exchanging information about the work of an organization with people who are affected by it

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work that is given to someone so that they have something to do

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an important piece of work that a person or group of people has to do for a government or large organization, especially one that involves travel

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the activity of working at a second job in the evenings or at weekends without telling the tax authorities

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a job or activity that you are good at and that is very suitable for you

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work done for a company by someone in their own home

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the job of delivering newspapers to a group of homes, or the group of homes that someone has to deliver newspapers to

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a paper round

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the part of a job that involves producing reports, keeping records, and writing letters

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work that you are paid for doing according to the number of pieces of work that you complete rather than the amount of time it takes to do it

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pink-collar workers do work with low pay that is traditionally done by women, especially young women. Some people find this expression offensive

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a job that someone is sent somewhere to do, usually in another country

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a planned piece of work that has a particular aim, especially one that is organized by a government, company, or other organization

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a piece of work that involves collecting detailed information about something

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a period when you are sent by your employer to work for a different organization or a different part of your organization

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a pattern of work in which you sometimes work during the day and sometimes during the night

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a job that you do in addition to your main job, in order to earn extra money

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a job that pays you a regular salary but for which you do not need to work hard

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work that you do together with other people

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the activity of working at home on a computer and communicating with an office or customers by telephone, fax, or email

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a job that you do because you feel it is your purpose in life and for which you have special skills

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a period of time that someone, especially a young person, spends working somewhere in order to get experience of a particular type of job

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jobs that someone gives to their friends