piecework

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   work for which payment is based on the number of items or units produced rather than the time spent

   The garment workers were paid by piecework for every completed shirt.

A compound of piece + work, referring to labor paid by each piece produced. The term became especially associated with manufacturing and domestic industry as employers increasingly measured output by the unit.

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