side hustle
noun
variants
or less commonly side-hustle
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.—
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Kitsap SunThe 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)
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
Jan CortesWe all know that millennials love a good side hustle—to fuel both their passions and their wallets.—Alissa Carpenter
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With consistency, dedication and a bit of luck, your side hustle may just become your main hustle.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Now, with coaches with eight-figure salaries, athletes with seven-figure NIL incomes, and transfer portals, education at universities has become the side hustle to athletic programs.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Now it’s become the main thing and auditions have become the side hustle.
—Veronica Miracle, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Our online course features three side hustle experts who offer practical tips and strategies to create a new revenue stream while balancing your day job.
—Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 19 May 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Now, with coaches with eight-figure salaries, athletes with seven-figure NIL incomes, and transfer portals, education at universities has become the side hustle to athletic programs.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
Now it’s become the main thing and auditions have become the side hustle.
—Veronica Miracle, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Our online course features three side hustle experts who offer practical tips and strategies to create a new revenue stream while balancing your day job.
—Cnbc Make It Staff, CNBC, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for side hustle
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“Side hustle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side%20hustle. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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