jobbery

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɒbərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( job′ə rē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
job•ber•y  ( job′ə rē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain.
  • jobber + -y3 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jobbery / ˈdʒɒbərɪ/
  1. the practice of making private profit out of a public office; corruption or graft
'jobbery' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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