Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gigification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gigi-fi-ca-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process whereby stable, full-time jobs are replaced by freelance ones.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Covid-19 epidemic could well prove to be a pivotal point in the gigification of knowledge work, and many firms will be attracted by the prospects of the direct and indirect cost savings that the gig economy model seems to offer."
"Some of [the] central provisions [of the contract] […] will serve to put brakes on the relentless erosion of the number of writing jobs available—the sort of deadly, profit-driven gigification of once-stable careers that afflicts taxi drivers, college professors, and screenwriters alike."

Etymology

From gig + -ification.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gig

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does gigification mean?: The process whereby stable, full-time jobs are replaced by freelance ones.
Where does gigification come from?: From gig + -ification.

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