"freelance" meaning in English

See freelance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfriːlɑːns/ [UK], /ˈfriˌlæns/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freelance.wav [UK] Forms: freelance [positive], more freelance [comparative], most freelance [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If someone's job is freelance, it's a job without employment contract.
    Sense id: simple-freelance-en-adj-SkZEnvTw

Noun

IPA: /ˈfriːlɑːns/ [UK], /ˈfriˌlæns/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freelance.wav [UK] Forms: freelance [singular], freelances [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A freelance is a person who works without a long-term employment contract.
    Sense id: simple-freelance-en-noun-JvQvO1pn

Verb

IPA: /ˈfriːlɑːns/ [UK], /ˈfriˌlæns/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-freelance.wav [UK] Forms: freelance [canonical], freelances [third-person, singular], freelanced [past], freelanced [past, participle], freelancing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|freelanc|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you freelance, you work without a long-term employment contract.
    Sense id: simple-freelance-en-verb-X7GcYCVJ
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