Freelance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈiːlæns/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈiːlans/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈiːlans/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈiːlæns/.

Examples

mercenary killers

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

independent free lance self-employed freelancer mercenary free-lance self-employed person

Antonyms

salaried

Parts of Speech

noun	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
verb	work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
adjective	working for yourself
adjective	serving for wages in a foreign army “mercenary killers”

Word Forms

freelance	verb	work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
freelance	noun	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
freelance	adjective	working for yourself
free lance	noun	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
free-lance	noun	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
freelancer	noun	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
mercenary	noun	a person hired to fight for another country than their own

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

freiberuflich

ein Schriftsteller oder Künstler, der Dienstleistungen an verschiedene Arbeitgeber verkauft, ohne mit einem von ihnen einen langfristigen Vertrag zu haben

🇫🇷French

free-lance

un écrivain ou un artiste qui vend des services à différents employeurs sans contrat à long terme avec aucun d'entre eux

🇪🇸Spanish

independiente

un escritor o artista que vende servicios a diferentes empleadores sin un contrato a largo plazo con ninguno de ellos

🇮🇹Italian

libero professionista

uno scrittore o artista che vende servizi a diversi datori di lavoro senza un contratto a lungo termine con nessuno di loro

🇳🇱Dutch

freelancer

een schrijver of kunstenaar die diensten verkoopt aan verschillende werkgevers zonder met een van hen een langdurig contract te hebben

🇷🇺Russian

внештатный

писатель или художник, который продает услуги разным работодателям без долгосрочного контракта ни с одним из них

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ्रीलांस

एक लेखक या कलाकार जो विभिन्न नियोक्ताओं को उनमें से किसी के साथ दीर्घकालिक अनुबंध के बिना सेवाएं बेचता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ফ্রিল্যান্স

একজন লেখক বা শিল্পী যিনি তাদের কারও সাথে দীর্ঘমেয়াদী চুক্তি ছাড়াই বিভিন্ন নিয়োগকর্তার কাছে পরিষেবা বিক্রি করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஃப்ரீலான்ஸ்

அவர்களில் எவருடனும் நீண்ட கால ஒப்பந்தம் இல்லாமல் வெவ்வேறு முதலாளிகளுக்கு சேவைகளை விற்கும் எழுத்தாளர் அல்லது கலைஞர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫ్రీలాన్స్

ఒక రచయిత లేదా కళాకారుడు వివిధ యజమానులతో దీర్ఘకాలిక ఒప్పందం లేకుండా సేవలను విక్రయించేవాడు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वतंत्र

लेखक किंवा कलाकार जो त्यांच्यापैकी कोणाशीही दीर्घकालीन करार न करता वेगवेगळ्या नियोक्त्यांना सेवा विकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફ્રીલાન્સ

લેખક અથવા કલાકાર કે જેઓ તેમની સાથે લાંબા ગાળાના કરાર વિના વિવિધ નોકરીદાતાઓને સેવાઓ વેચે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ

ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರೊಂದಿಗೂ ದೀರ್ಘಾವಧಿಯ ಒಪ್ಪಂದವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ವಿವಿಧ ಉದ್ಯೋಗದಾತರಿಗೆ ಸೇವೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ಬರಹಗಾರ ಅಥವಾ ಕಲಾವಿದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫ്രീലാൻസ്

അവരിൽ ആരുമായും ദീർഘകാല കരാറില്ലാതെ വിവിധ തൊഴിലുടമകൾക്ക് സേവനങ്ങൾ വിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു എഴുത്തുകാരനോ കലാകാരനോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫ੍ਰੀਲਾਂਸ

ਇੱਕ ਲੇਖਕ ਜਾਂ ਕਲਾਕਾਰ ਜੋ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਮਾਲਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂ ਵੇਚਦਾ ਹੈ, ਬਿਨਾਂ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨਾਲ ਲੰਬੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੇ ਇਕਰਾਰਨਾਮੇ ਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

فری لانس

ایک مصنف یا فنکار جو مختلف آجروں کو خدمات فروخت کرتا ہے ان میں سے کسی کے ساتھ طویل مدتی معاہدہ کیے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

自由职业者

向不同雇主出售服务但未与任何雇主签订长期合同的作家或艺术家

🇯🇵Japanese

フリーランス

長期契約を結ばずにさまざまな雇用主にサービスを販売する作家またはアーティスト

🇰🇷Korean

프리랜서

장기 계약 없이 다양한 고용주에게 서비스를 판매하는 작가나 예술가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người làm việc tự do

một nhà văn hoặc nghệ sĩ bán dịch vụ cho những người sử dụng lao động khác nhau mà không có hợp đồng dài hạn với bất kỳ ai trong số họ

🇹🇭Thai

อิสระ

นักเขียนหรือศิลปินที่ขายบริการให้กับนายจ้างหลายรายโดยไม่มีสัญญาระยะยาวกับนายจ้างรายใดรายหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bekerja lepas

seorang penulis atau artis yang menjual jasanya kepada perusahaan lain tanpa kontrak jangka panjang dengan salah satu dari mereka

🇲🇾Malay

bebas

seorang penulis atau artis yang menjual perkhidmatan kepada majikan yang berbeza tanpa kontrak jangka panjang dengan mana-mana daripada mereka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستقل

كاتب أو فنان يبيع الخدمات لأصحاب عمل مختلفين دون عقد طويل الأمد مع أي منهم

🇮🇷Persian

آزاد

نویسنده یا هنرمندی که به کارفرمایان مختلف بدون قرارداد بلندمدت با هیچ یک از آنها خدمات می فروشد

🇹🇷Turkish

serbest çalışan

herhangi biriyle uzun vadeli bir sözleşme olmaksızın farklı işverenlere hizmet satan bir yazar veya sanatçı

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצמאי

סופר או אמן המוכר שירותים למעסיקים שונים ללא חוזה ארוך טווח עם אף אחד מהם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'freelance'?

The primary meaning of 'freelance' is 'a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them'.

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Using 'freelance' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'freelance' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'freelance' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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