self-employed
adjective
self-em·ployed
ˌself-im-ˈplȯid 
: earning income directly from one's own business, trade, or profession rather than as a specified salary or wages from an employer
self-employed
noun
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Become self-employed and earn the same salary within 12 months
No one else is going to do this for you.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
For example, someone who has recently become self-employed.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
About 4-in-10 workers who aren’t self-employed say their job or career is extremely or very important to their overall identity, according to a 2023 report from Pew Research Center.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
The online healthcare marketplace is for Americans whose employer doesn’t provide medical coverage or who are self-employed.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
For example, someone who has recently become self-employed.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
About 4-in-10 workers who aren’t self-employed say their job or career is extremely or very important to their overall identity, according to a 2023 report from Pew Research Center.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2025
The online healthcare marketplace is for Americans whose employer doesn’t provide medical coverage or who are self-employed.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-employed
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“Self-employed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-employed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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