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self-employed

[self-em-ploid, self-] / ˈsɛlf ɛmˈplɔɪd, ˌsɛlf- /
ADJECTIVE
freelance
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Many self-employed, private sector and informal workers are barely hanging on.

From Barron's

The tax break isn’t for wage workers; it’s for the self-employed and business owners.

From MarketWatch

Tax bands in Scotland are different, and self-employed workers are taxed differently.

From BBC

It might be that being self-employed is not the best option for your boyfriend if he needs hospitalization every year for weeks at a time.

From MarketWatch

For Mikayla Tencer, being self-employed already meant juggling higher taxes, irregular income and the constant pressure of finding her own health insurance.

From Los Angeles Times