单词 | gig work |
释义 | gig workn. 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 ΘΚΠ 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. ΘΚΠ 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.). ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1927 |
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