outside job

The term "outside job" can refer to both legitimate work done outside one's primary employment and illicit activities carried out by external individuals.

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Definition

B2Work or Employment

(general)A task or employment performed outside of one's main job or usual environment.

Example

  • She took an outside job to earn extra money on weekends.
  • His outside job involves consulting for various companies.

C1Criminology

(idiomatic, humorous, sarcastic)A crime committed by someone not connected to the location or organization where it occurred.

Example

  • The robbery was determined to be an outside job, as none of the employees were involved.
  • Given the lack of insider knowledge, the heist was likely an outside job.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "outside job":

outside workoffice joboutside worldout of workon the jobproper jobodd joboutside ofget outsideget outside ofnight joboffice workoff the clockside moneyjoe jobwork overon the outsidewet jobfield work