job vs obligation

obligation vs job

job and obligation both are nouns.

job is a verb but obligation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
job	Yes	No	Yes	No
obligation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obligation is a hypernym of job; that is, obligation is a word with a broader meaning than job:

job: the responsibility to do something
obligation: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

Other hypernyms of job include duty, responsibility.

job (noun)	obligation (noun)
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money	the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee	a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
a crime (especially a robbery)	a written promise to repay a debt
a damaging piece of work	a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
the responsibility to do something	the state of being obligated to do or pay 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

job (verb)	obligation (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 job and obligation

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