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Work paid for according to the quantity produced
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piecework
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also piece-work , 1540s, from piece (n.) + work (n.).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At work next day, discussing time-sheets and piecework rates with Dagmar, she could feel her skin irritating her. ▪ Knowing that I could only earn his love on piecework , I constantly sought ways to prove myself useful to him. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of piece work English)
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. work paid for according to the quantity produced
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Piecework \Piece"work`\, n. Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed. The reaping was piecework, at so much per acre. --R. Jefferies.
Usage examples of piecework.
A socialist in her chat group had told Martha that the consortium exploited her, just like the old days when sweatshops used to cheat the women who sewed piecework at home.
And I know brickmakers go about working at piecework in different places.
Sometimes he'd escalate and de-escalate his dosages and get David to do commercial art piecework, just so he could keep the money.
Locals and Indians off the reservation shot and skinned the reptiles and sold them to the factory piecework.