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 The business mode is mostly filled with one-person tech companies selling their side hustle or headhunting. —

PCMAG, 6 May 2024 Some first-time home buyers have gotten so desperate to come up with cash that two in five Gen Zers and millennials are working side hustles to save for down payments, according to another Redfin study. —

Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 May 2024 Last summer, the energy research organization BloombergNEF predicted that Tesla could bring in $7.4 billion in charging revenue by the end of the decade, constituting some $740 million in profit—not a shabby side hustle for an auto manufacturer. —

Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 2 May 2024 Its Galaxy Book series laptops can give some Samsung tablets a side hustle as a second screen. —

Mike Feibus, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 First, Ben turned his coffee roasting hobby into a side hustle. —

Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2024 As a beginner, the best way to do so is by starting your own business as a side hustle. —

Melissa Houston, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 The former educator said that a friend, who was aware of her financial situation, revealed her X-rated side hustles to the school district, but Ruziscka didn't want to share any additional details. —

Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 4 Apr. 2024 One vital aspect of running a side hustle or small business that often doesn't get the excitement of a startup launch or a new client contract is taxes. —

Melissa Houston, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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