Piecework

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Work paid for according to the number of units turned out.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative spelling of piece work.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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 Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Work done and paid for by measure of quantity, or by previous estimate and agreement, in contradistinction to work done and paid for by measure of time.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. work paid for according to the quantity produced
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    work    employment   
    Form
    pieceworker   
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