timework

[ tahym-wurk ]

/ ˈtaɪmˌwɜrk /

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noun

work done and paid for by the hour or day.

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Compare piecework.

Origin of timework

First recorded in 1820–30; time + work

OTHER WORDS FROM timework

timeworker, noun

Words nearby timework

time trial, time value, time warp, time was, time will tell, timework, timeworn, time zone, timid, timidity, timing

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How to use timework in a sentence

In 1843 the dispute was allowed to end, when the five firms promised to pay the women on timework at rates between 7s.
Women in the Printing Trades.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for timework

timework

/ (ˈtaɪmˌwɜːk) /

noun

work paid for by the length of time taken, esp by the hour or the dayCompare piecework

Derived forms of timework

timeworker, noun

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