Phrase guide

piece work

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taskwork

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: акорд (akord) — type of work
  • Catalan: escarada — type of work
  • Catalan: preu fet — type of work
  • Finnish: urakka — type of work
  • Finnish: urakkatyö — type of work
  • French: travail à la pièce — type of work
  • German: Akkordarbeit — type of work
  • German: Stückarbeit — type of work
  • German: Akkord — type of work
  • German: Stückakkord — type of work
  • German: Stücklohn — type of work
  • Hungarian: szakmány — type of work
  • Irish: tasc — type of work
  • Italian: cottimo — type of work
  • Polish: akord — type of work
  • Russian: подряд (podrjad) — type of work
  • Sicilian: stoccu — type of work
  • Spanish: trabajo a destajo — type of work
  • Swedish: ackord — type of work