freelance

freelance
▪ I. freelance free‧lance 1 [ˈfriːlɑːns ǁ -læns] adjective JOBS
working for different companies or organizations rather than being directly employed by one:

• The company does not directly employ such specialists as designers, but operates on a freelance basis.

• a freelance journalist

— freelance adverb :

• Sheila set up her own business called Editorial Services and now works freelance from home.

  [m0] ▪ II. freelance freelance 2 noun [countable] JOBS
someone who does freelance work:

• I'm basically a freelance, and most of my work comes through various agencies.

  [m0] ▪ III. freelance freelance 3 verb [intransitive] JOBS
to work for different companies or organizations rather than being directly employed by one:

• They began freelancing for UK magazines and, occasionally, BBC radio.

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Ⅰ.
freelance UK US /ˈfriːlɑːns/ US  /ˈfriːlæns/ adverb WORKPLACE
► if you work freelance, you work for yourself and do projects with different companies rather than being a company employee: »

She set up her own editorial business and now works freelance from home.

 »

After ten years in corporate advertising he decided to go freelance.

Ⅱ.
freelance UK US /ˈfriːlɑːns/ US  /ˈfriːlæns/ adjective WORKPLACE
► used to describe a freelancer or the work done by a freelancer: »

a freelance writer/journalist/designer

 freelance work/job/contract »

She took on several freelance writing jobs before landing a full-time position at the newspaper.

→ Compare SELF-EMPLOYED(Cf. ↑self-employed) adjective
Ⅲ.
freelance UK US /ˈfriːlɑːns/ US  /ˈfriːlæns/ verb [I] WORKPLACE
► to work for yourself and do projects with different companies rather than being a company employee: freelance for/with sb »

Jones continues to freelance for the radio station despite officially retiring two years ago.

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freelance UK US /ˈfriːlɑːns/ US  /ˈfriːlæns/ noun UK WORKPLACE
► FREELANCER(Cf. ↑freelancer)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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