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freelance

/ˈfriːlɑːns/adjective

उच्चारण फ़्रीलान्स

स्वतंत्र रूप से काम करने वाला, फ़्रीलांस

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adjective
  1. 1

    earning money by selling your work or services to several different organizations rather than being employed by one particular organization

    स्वतंत्र रूप से काम करने वाला, फ़्रीलांस

    • a freelance journalist
    • She works as a freelance photographer for several magazines.
    • He prefers freelance work because he can choose his own hours.
    + 2 more examples
    • The magazine pays freelance writers by the article.
    • Many freelance designers work from home.

    Synonyms self-employed independent contract casual temporary

    Opposite employed salaried permanent staff

verb
  1. 1

    [I]

    to earn money by selling your work to several different organizations

    स्वतंत्र रूप से काम करना

    • She freelances as a translator.
    • After leaving the bank, he began to freelance as a graphic designer.
    • Meera freelances for two newspapers and a website.
    + 2 more examples
    • He freelanced for years before joining a company.
    • She decided to freelance so that she could travel more.

    Synonyms work independently be self-employed

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

self-employed independent contract casual temporary work independently be self-employed

Antonyms

employed salaried permanent staff

AaSpelling

free·lance

?Which word?

Keep the work words together: freelance, self-employed, contract, part-time, full-time.

काम के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: freelance, self-employed, contract, part-time, full-time।

⌂Word origin and word building

From medieval mercenary soldiers who sold their services with their lances (spears).

मध्यकालीन भाड़े के सैनिकों से जो अपने भालों (lances) के साथ सेवाएँ बेचते थे।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A person who works independently for different clients is a freelancer; work done this way gig work; a person employed permanently a salaried employee.

अलग-अलग ग्राहकों के लिए स्वतंत्र रूप से काम करने वाला freelancer; ऐसे किया काम gig work; स्थायी रूप से नियुक्त व्यक्ति salaried employee।