Piecework

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Piecework \Piece"work`\, n.
     Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based
     on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The reaping was piecework, at so much per acre. --R.


                                                    Jefferies.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  piecework
       n : work paid for according to the quantity produced