INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
\ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt kəntɹˈaktə], \ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt kəntɹˈaktə], \ˌɪ_n_d_ɪ_p_ˈɛ_n_d_ə_n_t k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_ə]\
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A legal category of worker defined by the Internal Revenue Service. The key to the definition is that, unlike employees, independent contractors retain control over how the work they are hired to do gets done; the person or company paying the independent contractor controls only the outcome--the product or service.
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