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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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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.

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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

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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.