Dictionary

self-employment en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English employment English self-employment From self- + employment.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act or practice of working for oneself, such as being an independent contractor.
   • Self-employment lacks the security of working for a big company, but at least the only idiot boss you will meet is yourself.

Relateds

self-employed

Translations (19)

be самазанятасць (working for oneself) · uk самоза́йнятість (working for oneself) · cmn 個體經營 /个体经营 (working for oneself) · tr serbest meslek (working for oneself) · cmn 自雇 (working for oneself) · pl samozatrudnienie (working for oneself) · de Selbständigkeit (working for oneself) · de Selbstständigkeit (working for oneself) · cmn 自我雇用 (working for oneself) · ru самоза́нятость (working for oneself) · cmn 自由職業 /自由职业 (working for oneself) · fr indépendant (working for oneself) · fi itsensä työllistäminen (working for oneself) · ga féinfhostaíocht (working for oneself) · ru самостоя́тельная за́нятость (working for oneself) · es autoempleo (working for oneself) · hu önfoglalkoztatás (working for oneself) · cmn 自營職業 /自营职业 (working for oneself) · cmn 自主創業 /自主创业 (working for oneself)