self-employed
Definition
- Adjective:
- Working for yourself: Describes a person who works for themselves, not as an employee for a company or another person. They own and manage their own business or provide services directly to clients.
Usage
- The adjective self-employed is used to describe a person's employment status. It is typically placed before a noun (e.g., a self-employed consultant) or used after a linking verb like "be" (e.g., "I am self-employed").
- It is a hyphenated compound word.
Examples
- Adjective:
- She left her corporate job to become a self-employed graphic designer.
- As a self-employed contractor, he is responsible for finding his own clients and paying his own taxes.
- Are you self-employed, or do you work for a company?
Advanced Usage
- The self-employed (used with 'the'): Refers to self-employed people as a collective group.
- Tax regulations for the self-employed can be complex.
Variants and Related Words
- Self-employment (noun): The state of being self-employed.
- He chose self-employment for the freedom it offers.
Synonyms
- Freelance
- Independent contractor
- Own-account worker
Antonyms
- Employed (by a company)
- Salaried
- A wage earner
Adjective
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