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noun
compensation based on a worker's quantitative output or production, usually an agreed sum per article of work turned out.
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Origin of piece rate
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby piece rate
piece of exchange, piece of one's mind, piece of the action, piece out, piecer, piece rate, pieces, piece together, piecewise, piecework, pie chart
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British Dictionary definitions for piece rate
piece rate
noun
a fixed rate paid according to the quantity produced
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