self-employmentn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfᵻmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/,

/ˌsɛlfɛmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfəmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/

Forms: see self- prefix and employment n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, employment n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + employment n. In sense 2 after self-employed adj.

†1.

a. A task or activity engaged in for one's own interest or benefit. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1645 W. Jenkyn Stil-destroyer 19 He is so worn out, and wearied in self-employments, that Christs things must be neglected; hee burns out the taper of his strength, wealth, parts, in doing his own works.

b. The action or practice of occupying oneself; esp. engagement in a task or activity independently. Obsolete.In quot. 1681 perhaps spec.: the action or practice of occupying oneself in studying or analysing one's nature or character; self-examination.

ΚΠ

1681 J. Corbet (title) Self-imployment in secret; containing..evidences upon self-examination.

1730 J. Earle Sacramental Exercises (ed. 3) ii. v. 122 A carnal frame, which makes self-imployment in spiritual things uncouth and irksome.

1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. viii. 67 If a Man does not know what are his greatest Temptations, he must have been a great Stranger indeed to the Business of Self-Employment.

1832 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 3 May To promote the love of learning, quiet, and the disposition to self-employment in the pupil.

1852 Leisure Hour 4 Nov. 718/1 This kind of self-employment, perhaps, especially when devoted to the cultivation of the soil, is one of the best lands of moral discipline.

1895 J. Jarvis tr. F. Froebel Pedagogics of Kindergarten iii. 27 The middle point..is independent activity and free activity, self-occupation and self-employment.

1915 School Arts Mag. Nov. 168/2 Ability for self employment is an important requisite of good citizenship.

2. The condition or fact of working for oneself rather than for an employer. Cf. self-employed adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > other types of working

self-employment1834

sweating1843

homeworking1844

clock-watching1860

freelancing1879

guinea-pigging1887

outworking1918

sniping1951

sunlighting1961

temping1973

teleworking1981

hotelling1991

1834 Sunday Herald 11 May 145/4 The journeymen..have commenced the organization of a co-operative system of self-employment in very extensive premises in Star Court.

1879 Nineteenth Cent. June 1119 Trades Unionists have already large sums of capital, and can enter on the path of self-employment when they see their way.

1917 Single Tax Rev. Jan. 5 Young men..will find in market gardening and intensive farming ever present opportunities inviting them to self-employment and an independent livelihood.

1976 Times 13 Aug. 13/7 In the poorest parts of the country..self-employment is frequently the only manner in which a living income can be put together.

2016 Times (Nexis) 18 Aug. (Student Guide) 18 Don't discount self-employment and starting your own business.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	self-employment
释义	self-employmentn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfᵻmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/, /ˌsɛlfɛmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfəmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt/ Forms: see self- prefix and employment n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, employment n. Etymology: < self- prefix + employment n. In sense 2 after self-employed adj. †1. a. A task or activity engaged in for one's own interest or benefit. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1645 W. Jenkyn Stil-destroyer 19 He is so worn out, and wearied in self-employments, that Christs things must be neglected; hee burns out the taper of his strength, wealth, parts, in doing his own works. b. The action or practice of occupying oneself; esp. engagement in a task or activity independently. Obsolete.In quot. 1681 perhaps spec.: the action or practice of occupying oneself in studying or analysing one's nature or character; self-examination. ΚΠ 1681 J. Corbet (title) Self-imployment in secret; containing..evidences upon self-examination. 1730 J. Earle Sacramental Exercises (ed. 3) ii. v. 122 A carnal frame, which makes self-imployment in spiritual things uncouth and irksome. 1745 J. Mason Treat. Self-knowl. i. viii. 67 If a Man does not know what are his greatest Temptations, he must have been a great Stranger indeed to the Business of Self-Employment. 1832 U.S. Tel. (Washington, D.C.) 3 May To promote the love of learning, quiet, and the disposition to self-employment in the pupil. 1852 Leisure Hour 4 Nov. 718/1 This kind of self-employment, perhaps, especially when devoted to the cultivation of the soil, is one of the best lands of moral discipline. 1895 J. Jarvis tr. F. Froebel Pedagogics of Kindergarten iii. 27 The middle point..is independent activity and free activity, self-occupation and self-employment. 1915 School Arts Mag. Nov. 168/2 Ability for self employment is an important requisite of good citizenship. 2. The condition or fact of working for oneself rather than for an employer. Cf. self-employed adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > other types of working self-employment1834 sweating1843 homeworking1844 clock-watching1860 freelancing1879 guinea-pigging1887 outworking1918 sniping1951 sunlighting1961 temping1973 teleworking1981 hotelling1991 1834 Sunday Herald 11 May 145/4 The journeymen..have commenced the organization of a co-operative system of self-employment in very extensive premises in Star Court. 1879 Nineteenth Cent. June 1119 Trades Unionists have already large sums of capital, and can enter on the path of self-employment when they see their way. 1917 Single Tax Rev. Jan. 5 Young men..will find in market gardening and intensive farming ever present opportunities inviting them to self-employment and an independent livelihood. 1976 Times 13 Aug. 13/7 In the poorest parts of the country..self-employment is frequently the only manner in which a living income can be put together. 2016 Times (Nexis) 18 Aug. (Student Guide) 18 Don't discount self-employment and starting your own business. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1645
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