FREELANCE Definition & Meaning

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freelance

or free-lance

[ free-lans, -lans ]

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adjective

of or relating to work conducted by a person who sells their services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer: Compare full-time ( def 2 ).
a freelance writer;
freelance copyediting.

verb (used without object)

freelanced, freelancing.

to sell services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer:
The illustrator used to be employed by us but is freelancing now.

verb (used with object)

freelanced, freelancing.

to produce, sell, or accomplish (something) while selling services by the hour, day, job, etc.:
Every so often I freelance a magazine article for some extra cash.

adverb

in the manner of one who sells services by the hour, day, job, etc., rather than working on a regular salary basis for one employer:
She works freelance.

noun

freelancer ( def ).
a person who contends in a cause or in a succession of various causes, as they choose, without personal attachment or allegiance.

freelance

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noun

1. Also calledfreelancer a self-employed person, esp a writer or artist, who is not employed continuously but hired to do specific assignments
2. ( as modifier )
  a freelance journalist
a person, esp a politician, who supports several causes or parties without total commitment to any one
(in medieval Europe) a mercenary soldier or adventurer

verb

to work as a freelance on (an assignment, etc)

adverb

as a freelance

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of freelance¹

First recorded in 1810–20; free + lance ¹

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of freelance¹

C19 (in sense 3): later applied to politicians, writers, etc

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"After we were arrested, many freelance journalists could not shoot the next day. Everyone was afraid," he told us, sitting on his couch at home with his wife Hazal by his side.

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Those working on theatre productions were among the workers facing the most uncertainty with many on freelance contracts and not knowing when the curtains would go up again.

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“When I was young, everyone believed that the moon was rounder abroad,” said the 25-year-old freelance worker in Taipei.

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Four of the UK's biggest sports broadcast and production companies have been fined more than £4m for illegally colluding on freelance pay rates.

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A source told CBS that all freelance workers and international contractors were told there was now no money to pay them.

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