The practice or work of being a freelancer; working as a self-employed independent contractor on different projects for various clients.
Gerund form of 'freelance' with '-ing' suffix. Became prominent as a concept in the 1950s-60s with growth of creative industries.
Freelancing is making a comeback as permanent jobs become less common—ironically, the gig economy is returning us to a model more like medieval merchants than 20th-century factory workers.
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