Definition of "piecework" [piece•work]

• Work paid for according to the number of units turned out. (noun)

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• "She did what they called 'piecework' and would sew up these dresses for a penny each."
• "In piecework, which is what most of us do, the case is none the less plain for being even less material."
• "The courts and legislatures acknowledge this, that modern "piecework" medicine is nearly impossible to account for by reason of its complexity."