outside work
ˈaʊtˌsaɪd wɜrk
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Definition of outside work - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
remote workwork done away from the business location
  • She often does outside work from her home office.
remote work telecommuting
2.
secondary jobemployment outside one's primary job
  • He has outside work as a freelance writer.
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Expressions with outside

outside inadv.
moving from the outside to the inside
She brought the plants outside in.
outside chancen.
small likelihood of something happening
There is an outside chance of rain today.
color outside the linesv.
color beyond the boundaries in a drawing
Children often color outside the lines in their books.
get outside ofv.
move to the exterior of a place
I need to get outside of the house for some fresh air.
on the outsideadv.
from an external perspective
He seemed calm on the outside but was nervous inside.
outside the boxadj.
unconventional or creative in approach or thinking
Her outside the box solution impressed the judges.

Expressions with work

work onv.
exert effort to achieve a task or goal
They are working on the new project.
work aroundv.
arrange schedule or activities to accommodate something
She worked around her meetings to fit in a doctor's appointment.
work awayv.
continue working on something without stopping
She would work away at her painting for hours.
work inv.
find time or space for amid other things
I will work in a meeting at 3 PM.
diving into workn.
starting work with energy and focus
After the meeting, she made a diving into work.
get off workv.
finish the workday and leave the workplace
I usually get off work at 5 PM.
hang out after workv.
spend time relaxing with others after work
We often hang out after work at the local cafe.
line of workn.
kind of job or work someone does to earn money
She changed her line of work last year.
out of workadj.
not having a job or employment
He has been out of work for months.
put to workv.
assign a job or task to someone
The manager put the new employee to work immediately.

Terms related to outside work

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
outsidedistanceflexiblefreelancinghomeworkingindependentoffsiteteleworkingvirtualearningsemployment

Terms with outside work included in their meaning

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spare-time activityn.
leisure
hobby or interest pursued outside of work
stay-at-homen.
parenting role
parent who does not work outside and cares for children
have a lifev.
balance
engage in activities outside of work or routine
picketv.
labor protest
protest by standing outside a place of work
remote workn.
work arrangement
work done outside a traditional office
off the fieldadv.
professional
related to professional activities outside main work area
off-the-jobadj.
leisure
related to activities outside work
on-calladj.
availability
available to work outside regular hours

Examples of outside work in a sentence

  • He completed his outside work at a local cafe.
  • She does outside work as a consultant on weekends.
  • His outside work includes teaching evening classes.

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  1. French:travail externe, activité annexe, ...
  2. German:Außenarbeit, Nebenarbeit, ...
  3. Italian:lavoro esterno, ...
  4. Spanish:trabajo externo, trabajo adicional, ...
  5. Portuguese:trabalho externo, trabalho extra, ...
  6. Chinese:外勤工作, 兼职, ...
  7. Japanese:外部の仕事, 副業, ...
  8. Arabic:عَمَل خَارِج المَقَرّ, عَمَلٌ إِضافِيٌّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:עֲבוֹדָה מִחוּץ לַמִּשְׂרָד, עֲבוֹדָה נוֹסֶפֶת, ...
  10. Russian:внешняя работа, подработка, ...
  11. Ukrainian:зовнішня робота, додаткова робота, ...
  12. Hindi:दूरस्थ कार्य, बाहरी काम, ...
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