单词 | self-paid |
释义 | self-paidadj.n. 1. Of a reward, salary, etc.: that one gives or pays to oneself; (of a person) that remunerates himself or herself for work or service done. Also as n.: a person who remunerates himself or herself. ΚΠ 1746 A. Hill Free Thoughts upon Faith 6 Man's proud Heart..idly fill'd, With self-paid Rev'rence, for Desert mis-claim'd. 1780 Authentic Minutes Deb. Irish House of Commons 53 They covered the country with military bodies, self arrayed, self-accoutred, self-paid—paid by the dignified reflection upon their own virtue. 1835 J. S. Mill in London Rev. July 360 The unpaid is apt to become the self-paid and to cost dearest of all: his work, at the best, is dilettante work. 1856 Friendly Societies' Jrnl. Oct. 6/2 He..admits he has ‘for about 10 years occupied the position of a self appointed self paid Inspector and Auditor’. 1873 B. L. Farjeon London's Heart 64/2 ‘You're a sharp one, David: never at a loss.’ With which self-paid compliment he turned the corner, smiling. 1915 Amer. Econ. Rev. 5 232 Commonly there is a stipulation as to the figures at which the self-paid salary may be rated for the insurance premiums. 2015 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 8 Aug. 19 Like other self-paid workers, freelancers do not enjoy the protections of the Fair Work Act. 2. Of a due, service, goods, etc.: that is paid or paid for by oneself, typically as opposed to one paid or paid for by a person or organization on one's behalf. Also of a person: that pays or pays for a due, service, etc., himself or herself. ΚΠ 1852 Illustr. London News 3 July 8/2 Now that so strong a stream of self-paid emigration is flowing, the sooner the Government free emigration is given up the better for the mother country and for the colonies. 1864 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 7) 23 I grow impatient..Of self-paid dues, and plagues the world enjoys. 1931 Bios 2 206 The journal has 426 self-paid subscribers in addition to nearly two hundred subscriptions that are sent out to various American colleges. 2014 Business Times (Singapore) (Nexis) 8 Sept. NTUC urged a review of the duplication of insurance coverage to avoid situations where an employee would have both self-paid insurance and employer-paid insurance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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