moonlighting

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moonlighting

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of moonlight

noun moonlightings

countable, uncountable The act of, or a period of, working on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night, either openly or secretly. Aiming for sky-high productivity, the company discourages the distractions and fatigue of moonlighting by paying people enough that most choose not to bother with a second job.
countable, dated, rare, uncountable Moonshining.

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noun period of working on the side

Español	pluriempleo, trabajo en negro, chambismo
日本語	ダブルワーク daburuwāku
中文	兼任 jiānrèn, 兼職 /兼职 jiānzhí
Français	travail au noir, travail dissimulé
Deutsch	Mehrfachbeschäftigung, Schwarzarbeit
Italiano	lavoro nero
Русский	халту́ра xaltúra, рабо́та по-чёрному rabóta po-čórnomu, шаба́шка šabáška, подработка podrabotka
עברית	חַלְטוּרָה khaltúra

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@misc{moonlighting_2026,
  title = {moonlighting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moonlighting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}