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piecework

noun

piece·​work ˈpēs-ˌwərk How to pronounce piecework (audio)
: work done by the piece and paid for at a set rate per unit
pieceworker noun

Example Sentences

doing piecework in a factory
Recent Examples on the Web Tactile experiences can also be created to be portable or be developed as piecework. Wired, 22 July 2022 Labor advocates point to new measures taking effect in January to toughen enforcement of workplace health and safety rules, outlaw piecework in the garment industry and rein in unsafe speed quotas at warehouses. Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2021 His mother, Virginia (Gallina) Bisoglio, did piecework sewing. New York Times, 28 Oct. 2021 His customers encouraged him to drop the project piecework and offer the software, which delivers mapping and data analytics, instead. Fortune, 26 Oct. 2021 To try to fill the hole in their budget, Bautista did piecework, embroidering and sewing sequins on dresses. Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica, 22 Aug. 2021 Their work belongs to a grim history of women in outsourced roles stretching back to the piecework manufacturing era. Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, 23 July 2021 In the Age of Information, though, piecework need not be menial or low-paid. Robert Zafft, Forbes, 20 June 2021 In industrializing countries, for example, remote piecework became popular for menial tasks, such as sewing buttons on cards, or filling matchboxes. Robert Zafft, Forbes, 20 June 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of piecework was in 1549

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