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单词 gig work
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gig workn.

Brit. /ˈɡɪɡ wəːk/, U.S. /ˈɡɪɡ ˌwərk/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gig n.6, work n.
Etymology: < gig n.6 + work n.
1. Work performing music (later also comedy, etc.) before a live audience, esp. that in which the performer or group is engaged for a single one-night show; cf. gig n.6
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society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work
church worka1225
kirk work1418
fieldwork1441
labour of love1592
life's work1660
shop work1696
outwork1707
private practice1724
tide-work1739
sales-work1775
marshing1815
work in progress1815
life-work1837
relief work1844
sharp practice1847
near work1850
slop-work1861
repetition work1866
side work1875
rework1878
wage-slavery1886
work in progress1890
war work1891
busywork1893
screen work1912
staff-work1923
gig work1927
knowledge work1959
WIP1966
telework1970
playwork1986
laboratory work2002
1927 Chicago Defender 30 Apr. 6/3 Billy Page, the clever wood wind artist, is busy in Chicago doing ‘gig’ work.
1974 Cash Box 19 Jan. 27/4 Kool & The Gang..resume their gig work after having to cancel part of their current tour.
1998 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 15 Aug. 15 A poem he had written about being on the dole was picked up and published by Faber and Faber—and he was asked to perform it. He then started getting gig work and began to include comic material.
2. Temporary work carried out by an independent contractor on a freelance or on-demand basis, esp. as organized through online marketplaces, as distinct from permanent, full-time employment. Cf. gig economy n.
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society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > temporary or casual work
notec1350
jobbery1832
catchwork1856
grass1888
in and out work1903
gig work2004
gig2015
2004 A. K. Damarin Fit, Flexibility & Connection (Ph.D. diss., Columbia Univ.) iv. 229 If workers had full time jobs or satisfactory levels of freelance gig work for at least half the months in that period, I considered them to be employed.
2020 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 24 June 1 Only a small minority of on-demand workers were making a living from gig work alone, with almost all using platforms to supplement their regular incomes.

Derivatives

ˈgig worker n. a person in temporary or freelance work, esp. an independent contractor engaged on a freelance or on-demand basis for a job that has an uncertain future; one who works in the gig economy (gig economy n.).
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to conditions > [noun] > casual or temporary worker
temporary1846
casual1851
occasional1867
migrant labourer1899
floater1909
guest worker1927
temp1932
gig worker2009
2009 Electronic Engin. Times 10 Aug. 23 More engineers are becoming ‘gig’ workers, contracting out their skills, either individually or as members of specialized teams, to the highest bidders.
2021 Times of India (Nexis) 2 Feb. The move towards providing social security benefits for gig workers will add a much-needed safety net.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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