What does the noun job company suggest?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun task firm. See 'Meaning & utilize' for definition, use, and quote evidence.

How typical is the noun job firm?

Where does the noun job company originated from?

Earliest understood usage

1950s

The earliest recognized usage of the noun task firm remains in the 1950s.

OED's earliest evidence for job agency is from 1952, in Industrial & Review.

Nearby entries

joanna, n. 1846-.

joaquinite, n. 1909-.

Job, n. one Old English-.

job, n. ² 1557-.

job, n. ³ 1560-1771.

task, n. four 1560-.

job, v. 1st a1500-.

task, v. ² 1647-.

job, v. THREE 1666-1843.

job action, n.c1926-.

task firm, n. 1952-.

task analysis, n. 1916-.

job analyst, n. 1917-.

jobard, n.c1475-.

jobation, n. 1687-.

job bank, n. 1965-.

jobbed, adj. 1827-.

jobber, n. 1ST 1544-.

jobber, n. ² a1626-.

jobbernowl, n. & adj. 1592-.

jobbernowlism, n.1652-1824.

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Entry history for task agency, n.

Originally released as part of the entry for job, n. ² task firm, n. was very first published in 2008.

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