self-employedˌself-emˈployed adjective 
a self-employed plumber pension plans for the self-employed (=people who are self-employed)—self-employment noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- He is a self-employed music teacher.
- I've been self-employed for over 10 years.
- Kerry is a self-employed graphic designer.
- Martin is a self-employed builder.
- Most fashion models are self-employed, and find work through agencies.
- The government gives generous tax allowances to the self-employed.
- As from July 1988, however, the rules for self-employed pensions were also altered to bring them in line with personal pensions.
- Homeowners and mortgage payers may borrow without proof of earnings - including self-employed.
- The self-employed businessman brings his son to the Discovery Zone in West Hills almost daily.
- The future employee-development program is going to be much more like a program for self-employed entrepreneurs than a program for jobholders.
- The paper also considers the possibility that the self-employed should prepare tax accounts for the tax year.
- This applies particularly to self-employed persons.
- This is a year when you could realise the attractions of being self-employed.
- You can bounce ideas off them and benefit from their expertise, as they have often been self-employed themselves.
Longman Language Activatorto have a job
· I've had a job since the day I left high school.· George had a well-paid job in a computer firm.have a steady job (=one that seems certain to last) · If you have a decent salary and a steady job, you can usually get a loan.
to have a job - used especially in official contexts or in writing: · To qualify for the program, at least one parent must be employed.be employed by: · Curtis was employed by a car rental agency.be employed at: · A graduate of Stanford, she is employed at Jackson, Cole, Roberts & Green, a respected law firm.
someone who is self-employed works for a business that they own or gets paid for work by various companies or people, and is not directly employed by a single company or organization: · He is a self-employed music teacher.· I've been self-employed for over 10 years.
to have a job, especially one that is for a particular period of time, or when it is difficult to keep working: · She was the first woman to hold the job of mayor.· Even men who had always been able to hold down a job found themselves unemployed.
British to have a job - use this when you are comparing someone who has a job with other people who do not have jobs: · She was the only one in the family to be in work.· It's often difficult for people who are in work to appreciate the problems of the unemployed.
to work independently and not for someone else someone who is self-employed does not have a job with one particular employer, but instead works independently and does work for many different people: · Martin is a self-employed builder.· Most fashion models are self-employed, and find work through agencies.the self-employed (=people who are self-employed): · The government gives generous tax allowances to the self-employed.
to own and manage a business, especially a small one such as a shop or restaurant: · She runs her own business, making and selling hand-knitted clothes.· It's always been Maria's ambition to have her own business.set up your own business (=begin running your own business): · People wanting to set up their own business should take expert financial advice.
working for several different organizations instead of being employed by only one - use this especially about people such as writers, designers, and photographers: freelance designer/journalist/photographer: · Jamie's trying to earn a living as a freelance photographer.freelance work/writing/photography etc: · Karen stayed at home while the children were small, and made a little money from freelance writing.
informal to work independently and not be employed by other people, and therefore be able to decide by yourself what you should do: · I'm not good at taking orders from anybody -- I prefer being my own boss.· Jim sacrificed a television career to set up in business and be his own boss.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY pension plans for the self-employed (=people who are self-employed)COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
working for yourself and not employed by a company: pension plans for the self-employed (=people who are self-employed)· In addition, he says, a number of self-employed people and staff on contract work also have difficulty in getting credit.· What you have to begin doing before that happens is to market your services as self-employed people do.· They explained to her that, yes, they regarded self-employed people as higher credit risks than employees.· It is a regular, tax-free cash payment for working people with children, self-employed people and lone parents.· They also said they were particularly suspicious of self-employed people who had been in business for less than five years.· Those services include self-employed people providing labour-only, for example, holiday-relief milking.· This cost two self-employed people half a day.
· This applies particularly to self-employed persons.· Al. most every client arrangement for a self-employed person will be unique.· Class 2 and Class 4 contributions are paid by self-employed persons who are entitled to all contributory benefits except unemployment benefits.· We have not met a successful self-employed person who goes on vacation.· Any expenses incurred as part of a job, or as a self-employed person, providing the necessary receipts are kept.· The self-employed person may, of course, himself have duties under this Article.
a self-employed plumber pension plans for the self-employed (=people who are self-employed)—self-employment noun [uncountable]