side hustle
noun
variants
or less commonly side-hustle
plural side hustles also side-hustles
: work performed for income supplementary to one's primary job
These days, lots of people have a side hustle to help them earn extra income, develop new skills, become a business owner and quit their day job.—
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Kitsap SunThe best part of using a blog as a side hustle is the work you put in now will continue to pay off well into the future.—Emory Wheel (Emory University)
Emory Wheel (Emory University)Want to learn a new skill you've had your eyes on for quite some time? Or perhaps you want to take up a new hobby that you can eventually turn into a side hustle?—Jan Cortes
Jan CortesWe all know that millennials love a good side hustle—to fuel both their passions and their wallets.—Alissa Carpenter
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During his college years, Mane would buy meat to make meatballs and sell them to students to make some extra cash—until, six months into his side hustle, the authorities stopped him.
—Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The key to success on side hustle marketplaces is your profile.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Among the most in-demand side hustles on freelancer marketplace Taskrabbit right now are general furniture assembly, which pays an average of $41 per hour, TV mounting, which pays an average of $52 per hour and moving help, which pays an average of $47 per hour, according to the site.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Or warm up your professional network by connecting with other people in your industry or develop a side hustle for extra income, Dr. Klontz suggested.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
The key to success on side hustle marketplaces is your profile.
—Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Among the most in-demand side hustles on freelancer marketplace Taskrabbit right now are general furniture assembly, which pays an average of $41 per hour, TV mounting, which pays an average of $52 per hour and moving help, which pays an average of $47 per hour, according to the site.
—Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Or warm up your professional network by connecting with other people in your industry or develop a side hustle for extra income, Dr. Klontz suggested.
—Diane Harris, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for side hustle
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“Side hustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20hustle. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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