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There is one significance in OED's entry for the noun task company. See 'Meaning & use' for definition, use, and quotation evidence.

How common is the noun task agency?

Where does the noun task company come from?

Earliest understood use

1950s

The earliest recognized usage of the noun task agency is in the 1950s.

OED's earliest evidence for task firm is from 1952, in Industrial & Labor Relations Review.

Nearby entries

joanna, n. 1846-.
joaquinite, n. 1909-.
Job, n. 1st Old .
job, n. TWO 1557-.
job, n. THREE 1560-1771.
task, n. ⁴ 1560-.
task, v. 1st a1500-.
task, v. TWO 1647-.
task, v. ³ 1666-1843.
task action, n.c1926-.
job agency, n. 1952-.
job analysis, n. 1916-.
job expert, n. 1917-.
jobard, n.c1475-.
jobation, n. 1687-.
job bank, n. 1965-.
jobbed, adj. 1827-.
jobber, n. ONE 1544-.
jobber, n. ² a1626-.
jobbernowl, n. & adj. 1592-.
jobbernowlism, n.1652-1824.
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  Entry history for task agency, n.
  
  Originally published as part of the entry for job, n. ² job agency, n. was very first published in 2008.
  
  Revision of the OED is a long-lasting job, and oed.com is a living text, updated every 3 months. Modifications might consist of:
  
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