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duty vs job

job vs duty

duty and job both are nouns.

duty is not a verb while job is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
duty Yes No No No
job Yes No Yes No
As nouns, job is a hyponym of duty; that is, job is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duty:
  • duty: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
  • job: the responsibility to do something
As nouns, job is a hyponym of duty; that is, job is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duty:
  • duty: work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
  • job: a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
Other hyponyms of duty include chore, task, function, office, part, role, assignment, duty assignment.
duty (noun) job (noun)
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
a government tax on imports or exports a crime (especially a robbery)
a damaging piece of work
the responsibility to do something
the performance of a piece of work
a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'
an object worked on; a result produced by working
(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
duty (verb) job (verb)
invest at a risk
work occasionally
profit privately from public office and official business
arranged for contracted work to be done by others
Difference between duty and job

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