piecework

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A form of piece work — 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.

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Meanings

nounpiecework (usually uncountable, plural pieceworks)

plural pieceworks

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of piece work.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

piecework. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piecework

MLA

“piecework.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piecework. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piecework,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piecework.

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