All my men are on piece-work...
The tobacco workers were paid on a piecework basis.
English dictionary. 2008.
piecework — UK US /ˈpiːswɜːk/ noun [U] HR ► work that is paid at a fixed rate based on the amount done rather than the time it takes to do the job: »She spent a month doing piecework in a shoe factory. »The consultant was paid on a piecework basis.… … Financial and business terms
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. [1913 Webster] The reaping was piecework, at so much per acre. R. Jefferies. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
piecework — piece·work / pēs ˌwərk/ n: work done by the piece and paid for at a set rate per unit Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
piecework — (n.) also piece work, 1540s, from PIECE (Cf. piece) (n.) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
piecework — ► NOUN ▪ work paid for according to the amount produced … English terms dictionary
piecework — [pēs′wʉrk΄] n. work paid for at a fixed rate (piece rate) per piece of work done pieceworker n … English World dictionary
piecework — n. to do piecework * * * to do piecework … Combinatory dictionary
piecework — {n.} Work paid for in accordance with the quantity produced. * /Al prefers working on a piecework basis to being on a regular salary because he feels he makes more that way./ … Dictionary of American idioms
piecework — {n.} Work paid for in accordance with the quantity produced. * /Al prefers working on a piecework basis to being on a regular salary because he feels he makes more that way./ … Dictionary of American idioms
piecework — piece|work [ˈpi:swə:k US wə:rk] n [U] work for which you are paid according to the number of things you produce rather than the number of hours that you spend working ▪ bargaining over piecework rates … Dictionary of contemporary English
