piecework

[ pees-wurk ]

/ ˈpisˌwɜrk /

noun

work done and paid for by the piece.

Compare timework.

Origin of piecework

First recorded in 1540–50; piece + work

OTHER WORDS FROM piecework

pieceworker, noun

Words nearby piecework

piecer, piece rate, pieces, piece together, piecewise, piecework, pie chart, piecrust, piecrust table, pied, pied-à-terre

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Example sentences from the Web for piecework

Some of the new hands are astonished when they receive their wages, with the piecework balance added, on a full week.
Life in a Railway Factory|Alfred Williams
And I know brickmakers go about working at piecework in different places.
Bleak House|Charles Dickens
Piecework rates, irrespective of class of labour employed, should remain unaltered.
Women in Modern Industry|B. L. Hutchins
In the shell-loading plants and piecework occupations, however, their wages were much higher.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921|Various

The ordinary collier is paid by piecework—so much per ton for all the coal he hews.
A Safety Match|Ian Hay

British Dictionary definitions for piecework

piecework

/ (ˈpiːsˌwɜːk) /

noun

work paid for according to the quantity producedCompare timework

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单词	piecework
释义	piecework [ pees-wurk ] / ˈpisˌwɜrk / noun work done and paid for by the piece. Compare timework. Origin of piecework First recorded in 1540–50; piece + work OTHER WORDS FROM piecework pieceworker, noun Words nearby piecework piecer, piece rate, pieces, piece together, piecewise, piecework, pie chart, piecrust, piecrust table, pied, pied-à-terre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for piecework Some of the new hands are astonished when they receive their wages, with the piecework balance added, on a full week. Life in a Railway Factory\|Alfred Williams And I know brickmakers go about working at piecework in different places. Bleak House\|Charles Dickens Piecework rates, irrespective of class of labour employed, should remain unaltered. Women in Modern Industry\|B. L. Hutchins In the shell-loading plants and piecework occupations, however, their wages were much higher. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921\|Various The ordinary collier is paid by piecework—so much per ton for all the coal he hews. A Safety Match\|Ian Hay British Dictionary definitions for piecework piecework / (ˈpiːsˌwɜːk) / noun work paid for according to the quantity producedCompare timework Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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