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Freelance vs Independent - What's the difference?

freelance | independent |

As nouns the difference between freelance and independent

is that freelance is someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract while independent is a candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.

As adjectives the difference between freelance and independent

is that freelance is of, or relating to a freelance; without contract while independent is not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

As a verb freelance

is to work as a freelance.

freelance

English

Alternative forms

* free-lance

Noun

(wikipedia freelance) (en noun)
  • Someone who sells his services to employers without a long-term contract
  • A medieval mercenary
  • Synonyms

    * (medieval mercenary) see

    Derived terms

    * freelancer

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to a freelance; without contract
  • He was a freelance writer for several magazines.

    Verb

    (freelanc)
  • To work as a freelance
  • To produce or sell services as a freelance
  • independent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
  • (politics) not affiliated with any political party
  • Providing a comfortable livelihood.
  • an independent property
  • Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
  • a man of an independent mind
  • Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
  • * R. P. Ward
  • That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.

    Synonyms

    * autonomous * free * selfstanding

    Antonyms

    * contingent * dependent

    Derived terms

    * independency * independent contractor * independent film * * independently * independent means

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.
  • A neutral or uncommitted person.
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