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amateurism

noun

  1. doing something out of free will, e.g. as a hobby, typically occasionally and not on a professional basis
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English amateur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English amateurism From amateur + -ism.

  1. Amateur beliefs and practices generally.
  2. The opinion or conviction that sports ought not to be played for money.