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self-employment

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "self-employment" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

3 syllables
15 characters
English (US)
3syllables

self-employment

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

self-employment is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, self-employment is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofself-employment

1noun
  • Working for oneself, as being an independent contractor.

    Example: "Self-employment lacks the security of working for a big company, but at least the only idiot boss you will meet is yourself."

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