self-employment

noun

self-em·​ploy·​ment ˌself-im-ˈplȯi-mənt How to pronounce self-employment (audio)
: the state of being self-employed

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Consider a self-employment / staff combo. Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025 Create a self-employment system that supports live performers, who have notoriously had a difficult time getting proper health insurance and other basic elements of normal employment. Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025 Counties with high broadband adoption see stronger job growth, higher self-employment, and greater income gains. Bob Hellman, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2025 The bill would require taxpayers with incomes over $400,000 to pay Social Security taxes on all wage, self-employment, and investment income above that threshold. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-employment

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-employment was in 1834

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“Self-employment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-employment. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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