Difference between Self-employed and Freelance

What is the difference between Self-employed and Freelance?

Self-employed as an adjective is working for oneself, rather than for an employer while Freelance as an adjective is of, or relating to a freelance

Self-employed

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: working for oneself, rather than for an employer

Part of speech: noun

Definition: self-employed people

Freelance

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of, or relating to a freelance

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To work as a freelanceTo produce or sell services as a freelance

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contractA medieval mercenary

Example sentence: My dad is a bank president and my mom was an accountant and they didn't think that seeking the life of a freelance writer was very practical, you see. Of course, I was just as determined to do it.

We hope you now know whether to use Self-employed or Freelance in your sentence.

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