obligation vs job

job vs obligation

obligation and job both are nouns.

obligation is not a verb while job is a verb.

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

As nouns, job is a hyponym of obligation; that is, job is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obligation:

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

Other hyponyms of obligation include guardianship, keeping, safekeeping, moral obligation, noblesse oblige, burden of proof, civic duty, civic responsibility, filial duty, imperative, incumbency, legal duty, line of duty, white man's burden, prerequisite, requirement, demand, requirement.

obligation (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
a legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
a written promise to repay a debt	a crime (especially a robbery)
a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor	a damaging piece of work
the state of being obligated to do or pay something	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

obligation (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 obligation and job

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