Meaning of 'odd'

"odd job" is a small task, as contrasted with a full job.

Kids make money by doing odd jobs around the house, or for the neighbors.

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Another collocation is "odd and ends" (American) or "odds and sods" (British En

1. It is a real chore for you to understand the would chore.
2. I had all my chores done before noon, so my mother allowed me visit my friend.

1. I know that in the first sentence we use it in this way to mean that a person has to exert effort in order to get something done.

2. We often use it for the jobs parents give their children to do on a regular basis

"Odd job" means a minor task, often around the home. Usually it refers to something that is not done every day. For instance, a couple of days ago I went to a lady's house and put up a shelf and hung two pictures for her. Those would be referred to as "odd jobs".

"odd job" is a set expression meaning "a casual or isolated piece of work, especially one of a routine domestic or manual nature" (http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/odd-job). For me, though, "odd job" and "chore" have rather different connotations, and I would not personally define

Thank you all that was very helpful. That meaning of 'odd' is new to me, I thought it could only mean strange or bizarre.

Does 'odd job' mean the same as 'chore'? For example, when I take out the trash every day, can you either call it an odd job and a chore? Or can't it be an odd job because I do it every day, and odd jobs are not everyday jobs?

When I was growing up all the kids had chores to do on a regular basis - wash the dishes, pick up our toys, sweep the kitchen, etc. We did not get paid for these; we were expected to do them to contribute to the family's tidy home. But we could get paid for odd jobs like raking leaves in the fall and shoveling snow in winter.

So is an odd job something you usually get paid for, while for a chore, you don't?

Also, men who are unemployed can get a little income by doing odd jobs. They ask people if they need some carpentry work, computer repair, washing windows or anything else that they have skills to do.

geoyoDoes 'odd job' mean the same as 'chore'? For example, when I take out the trash every day, can you either call it an odd job and a chore? Or can't it be an odd job because I do it every day, and odd jobs are not everyday jobs?

I would call it a chore, not an odd job. I consider a chore to be a regularly performed task, like taking out the trash, while an

An odd job is usually a specific task that someone has around their house or business that requires being done; like installing an entertainment center in your living area. The person being paid is not a regular worker, but someone who has been called in specifically for the task.