The difference between Job and Task

When used as nouns, job means a task, whereas task means a piece of work done as part of one's duties.

When used as verbs, job means to do odd jobs or occasional work for hire, whereas task means to assign a task to, or impose a task on.

check bellow for the other definitions of Job and Task

  1. Job as a noun:

    A task.

    Examples:

    "I've got a job for you - could you wash the dishes?"

    "A job half done is hardly done at all."

  2. Job as a noun:

    An economic role for which a person is paid.

    Examples:

    "That surgeon has a great job."

    "He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January."

  3. Job as a noun (in noun compounds):

    Plastic surgery.

    Examples:

    "He had had a [[nose job nose job]]."

  4. Job as a noun (computing):

    A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).

  5. Job as a noun:

    A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

  6. Job as a noun:

    A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.

  7. Job as a noun:

    Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.

  8. Job as a noun:

    A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).

  1. Job as a verb (intransitive):

    To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.

  2. Job as a verb (intransitive):

    To work as a jobber.

  3. Job as a verb (intransitive, professional wrestling, _, slang):

    To take the loss.

  4. Job as a verb (transitive, trading):

    To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.

  5. Job as a verb (transitive, often, with out):

    To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.

    Examples:

    "We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms."

  6. Job as a verb (intransitive):

    To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.

  7. Job as a verb:

    To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek L'Estrange"

  8. Job as a verb:

    To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Moxon"

  9. Job as a verb:

    To hire or let in periods of service.

    Examples:

    "to job a carriage"

    "rfquotek Thackeray"

  1. Task as a noun:

    A piece of work done as part of one's duties.

  2. Task as a noun:

    A difficult or tedious undertaking.

  3. Task as a noun:

    An objective.

  4. Task as a noun (computing):

    A process or execution of a program.

    Examples:

    "rfex en"

  1. Task as a verb (transitive):

    To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

    Examples:

    "On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices."

  2. Task as a verb (transitive):

    To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

  3. Task as a verb (transitive):

    To charge, as with a fault.

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