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Meaning of lump work | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Work contracted for, or taken by the lump.

dated, uncountable

Examples

“It must have⟳ been at the latter end⟳ of January that I began to work⟳ lump work⟳; it was at my own⟳ suggestion that I commenced it, because I could make⟳ more money; […]”
“Neither shall any journeyman who is a member of the party of the second part be permitted to take⟳ piece or lump work⟳ in any shape⟳ or manner, nor work⟳ for any owner or contractor who does lump work⟳ […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

lumpability lumpectomy Lumped lumped-element model Lumpen lumpenbourgeois

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