Meaning of piece work | Babel Free
Definitions
Work that a worker is paid for according to the number of units produced, rather than the number of hours worked; work done and paid for by the piece or by the job.
Equivalents
Български
акорд
Español
trabajo a destajo
Français
travail à la pièce
Gaeilge
tasc
Magyar
szakmány
Italiano
cottimo
Русский
подря́д
Svenska
ackord
Examples
“Turning manure and many other things we've hitherto done by day work, we'll do by piece work.”
“We have seen details of the types of work for which volunteers are sought, and these range from the manufacture of camouflage nets, on piece work in the Central London area, enabling approximately 6s. a shift of 4 hours to be earned, [...].”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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