side hustle

noun

variants or less commonly side-hustle

ˈsīd-ˌhə-səl

plural side hustles also side-hustles

: work performed for income supplementary to one's primary job

These days, lots of people have a side hustle to help them earn extra income, develop new skills, become a business owner and quit their day job.—

Kitsap Sun

The best part of using a blog as a side hustle is the work you put in now will continue to pay off well into the future.—

Emory Wheel (Emory University)

Want to learn a new skill you've had your eyes on for quite some time? Or perhaps you want to take up a new hobby that you can eventually turn into a side hustle?—

Jan Cortes

We all know that millennials love a good side hustle—to fuel both their passions and their wallets.—

Alissa Carpenter

Examples of side hustle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web From launching Life 101 to making real estate investments, Copeland has mastered the art of turning hobbies and side hustles into multiple income streams. —

Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Sep. 2024 The vision includes providing a space for artists who want creative work to be their main job rather than a side hustle. —

Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Sep. 2024 That January, the former highschool classmates had launched a side hustle called Mercor to match engineers in India with startups needing freelance coding help. —

Alex Konrad, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 Despite their bravado and machismo, these young men have dreams, intelligence, humor and side hustles. —

Holly Jones, Variety, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for side hustle

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