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Gigwork

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time-worknounAlternative form of timework. [Work for which a certain rate is paid per unit of time.]
shift worknounAlternative spelling of shiftwork. [Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.]
oddjobnounAlternative form of odd job. [Temporary employment.]
odd-jobverbTo work by taking a variety of temporary jobs.
work gangnounAlternative form of workgang. [A group of individuals assigned to, or engaged in, a common task.]
road worknounAlternative form of roadwork. [The construction or maintenance done to roads.]
busyworknounAlternative form of busy work. [(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.]
desk worknounAlternative form of deskwork. [Work done at a desk, as by an office worker.]
night worknounAlternative form of nightwork. [Work which is carried out at night.]
pieceworknounAlternative form of piece work. [Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.]
makeworknounAlternative form of make-work. [(chiefly US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.]
workationnounAlternative form of workcation. [(Canada, US, informal) A vacation that one spends getting work done.]
leg-worknounAlternative spelling of legwork. [Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.]
busy-worknounAlternative form of busy work. [(idiomatic, chiefly US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.]
gruntworknounAlternative spelling of grunt work. [(idiomatic) Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.]
tutworknounAlternative form of tut-work. [(mining, archaic) Work done by the piece, as in non-metalliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.]
leg worknounAlternative spelling of legwork. [Work, especially research or preparation, that involves significant walking, travel, or similar effort.]
donkeyworknounAlternative form of donkey work. [(idiomatic) Work that is difficult, boring, and routine.]
jobhuntingnounAlternative spelling of job hunting. [The seeking of employment.]
stoop worknounAlternative form of stoopwork. [Unskilled agricultural labor that involves stooping to reach low-growing plants.]

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