Piecework

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounWork 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.

Synonyms

task work taskwork sweatshop needlework subcontracting daywork embroidery patchwork sewing wages wage renumeration

Rhymes With

smirk jerk work framework lurk dirk murk berserk

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