self-employed nl en

  • 1self-employed — ˌself emˈployed adjective JOBS 1. having your own business, rather than being employed by a company: • Over a quarter of agency supplied computer staff are self employed. • Many self employed businessmen are dependent on loans for working capital …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2self-employed — self em ployed adj working for yourself and not employed by a company ▪ a self employed plumber ▪ pension plans for the self employed (=people who are self employed) >self employment n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3self-employed — In law, the key tests as to whether a person is an employee or an independent contractor include whether the services are carried out by a person on his own account, and the degree of control over the performance of the job. Easyform Glossary of… …

    Law dictionary

  • 4self-employed — /ˌself ɪm plɔɪd/ adjective working for yourself or not on the payroll of a company ● a self employed engineer ● He worked for a bank for ten years but is now self employed. ■ plural noun ♦ the self employed people who work for themselves …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 5self-employed — [self′em ploid′] adj. working for oneself, with direct control over work, services, etc. undertaken and fees, charges, etc. set self employment n …

    English World dictionary

  • 6self-employed — self′ employed′ adj. bus earning one s living from one s own profession or business • Etymology: 1945–50 self′ employ′ment, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7self-employed — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ working for oneself as a freelance or the owner of a business rather than for an employer. DERIVATIVES self employment noun …

    English terms dictionary

  • 8self-employed — adj. working for oneself, as a freelance or owner of a business etc.; not employed by an employer. Derivatives: self employment n. * * * ˌself emˈployed [self employed self employment] adjective working for yourself and not employed by a company …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 9self-employed — ADJ If you are self employed, you organize your own work and taxes and are paid by people for a service you provide, rather than being paid a regular salary by a person or a firm. There are no paid holidays or sick leave if you are self employed …

    English dictionary

  • 10self-employed — adjective working for yourself and not employed by a company: go self employed (=become self employed) | the self employed (=people who are self employed): pension plans for the self employed self employment noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English