payment by piece
11progress payment — ➔ payment * * * progress payment UK US noun [C] (also milestone payment) HR, MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE ► one of the payments made at different stages of a piece of work, usually when a particular stage has been completed: »If a progress payment is… …
12Discharging piece — Discharge Dis*charge , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discharging}.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF. deschargier, F. d[ e]charger; pref. des (L. dis) + chargier, F. charger. See {Charge}.] 1. To relieve of a charge, load, or… …
13differential piece-rate system — noun : a method of wage payment whereby after tests have set a standard time for a task the worker receives a high piece rate for doing the job in task time and a lower piece rate if he takes longer than task time …
14Greek temple — Greek temples (Ancient Greek: polytonic|ὁ ναός , gr. ho naós dwelling , semantically distinct from Latin la. templum temple ) were structures built to house the cult statues within Greek sanctuaries. The temples themselves did usually not… …
15commission — [n1] task, duty agency, appointment, authority, brevet, certificate, charge, consignment, delegation, deputation, diploma, embassy, employment, errand, function, instruction, legation, mandate, mission, obligation, office, permit, power of… …
16fee — [n] charge for service or privilege account, ante*, bill, bite*, chunk*, commission, compensation, consideration, cost, cut*, emolument, end*, expense, gravy*, handle, hire, honorarium, house*, juice*, pay, payment, percentage, piece*, piece of… …
17The Magnificent Seven (TV series) — The Magnificent Seven Format Western Country of origin …
18fling — vb, n British 1. (to give someone) a bribe, illicit payment. A piece of criminal and police jargon which is a more recent coinage inspired by bung. We ll have to fling him to square it. I d need a fling in that case. 2. an affair, usually… …
19bond — payment by a tenant to a landlord before the tenant takes over the premises and from which the landlord may be able to deduct arrears of rent or the cost of rectifying damage. Glossary of Business Terms (1) A debt security. Sometimes used only in …
20Lead — Payment of a financial obligation earlier than is expected or required. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. lead lead 1 [liːd] verb led PASTPART [led] [transitive] 1. to be in charge of something such as an important activity, a …
