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Definition gig economy in British English

gig economy noun

noun
1

a labour market where there are a lot of short-term contracts or freelance work and not many permanent jobs

Example

In the US, the "gig economy" is now so salient that the phrase and issues have entered the early exchanges of the presidential race.

Definition gig economy in British English