Phrase guide

job center

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An agency, often a government agency, that tries to find a job for working-age people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: business

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бюро по труда (bjuro po truda) — agency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 職業介紹所 /职业介绍所 (zhíyè jièshàosuǒ) — agency
  • Finnish: työvoimatoimisto — agency
  • German: Arbeitsamt — agency
  • German: Jobcenter — agency
  • German: Arbeitsmarktservice — agency
  • Irish: jabionad — agency
  • Polish: pośredniak — agency
  • Polish: urząd pracy — agency
  • Slovene: zavod za zaposlovanje — agency
  • Spanish: oficina de empleo — agency
  • Swedish: arbetsförmedling — agency
  • Turkish: iş ve işçi bulma kurumu — agency