piece rate

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 eight, piece of exchange, piece of one's mind, piece of the action, piece out, piece rate, piece together, piece-dyed, piecemeal, piecer, piecewise
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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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