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WordBand 6–7Toofey picks
self-employed
/ˈsɛlfɛmˈplɔɪd/
adjective
Working for yourself rather than for a company.
- “About one in ten workers in the country is self-employed.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))