Work done by the piece; piece-work.
Work for which an employee is paid according to the amount produced, rather than receiving a fixed wage. Also attributive, as piecework job, piecew…
Piece-work. In quot. 1720 attributive. Obsolete.
Work done by the job, on a casual or hire basis; piecework.
piecework (cf. measured work n. at measured, adj. compounds).