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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.
OTHER WORDS FROM timework
timeworker, nounWords 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, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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