self-employment

noun

self-em·​ploy·​ment ˌself-im-ˈplȯi-mənt 

: the state of being self-employed

Examples of self-employment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Avedian also said gig workers have to pay self-employment tax, so that could eat into any benefit of the new tip deduction — again, if the workers qualify for it at all, depending on their income. —Levi Sumagaysay, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025

This is not a side hustle, a flexible gig, or a dabble in self-employment. —Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

Democrats Sheldon Whitehouse and Brendan Boyle have introduced the Fair Share Act, which would require Americans earning over $400,000 to pay Social Security taxes on all income above that threshold, including wages, self-employment, and investments. —Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025

In addition, data showed those who switched to self-employment had previously earned more than peers who were paid employees, contrasting with notions that they were pushed into starting their own business. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-employment

• preemployment
• redeployment
• reemployment
• unemployment
• deployment
• employment
• enjoyment
• underemployment