self-employed

self-em·ployed

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [self-em-ploid, self-]
- /sɛlf ɪmˈplɔɪ/
- /self ɪmˈplɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [self-em-ploid, self-]
- /sɛlf ɪmˈplɔɪ/

Definitions of self-employed word

adjective self-employed earning one's living directly from one's own profession or business, as a freelance writer or artist, rather than as an employee earning salary or commission from another. 1
adjective self-employed freelance, working for own company 0
adjective self-employed If you are self-employed, you organize your own work and taxes and are paid by people for a service you provide, rather than being paid a regular salary by a person or a firm. 0
adjective self-employed The self-employed are people who are self-employed. 0
adjective self-employed earning one's living in one's own business or through freelance work, rather than as the employee of another 0
adjective self-employed working for oneself, with direct control over work, services, etc. undertaken and fees, charges, etc. set 0

See all 6 definitions of self-employed

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Origin of self-employed

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Self-employed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Self-employed

self-employed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for self-employed

adj self-employed

freelance — Also, freelancer. a person who works as a writer, designer, performer, or the like, selling work or services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer.

adjective self-employed

freelancing — Present participle of freelance.
jobbing — a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.

All 3 Synonyms of self-employed

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