piece (noun)
1piece of work — noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work he was indebted to the pioneering work of… …
2piece — ► NOUN 1) a portion separated from or regarded distinctly from the whole. 2) an item used in constructing something or forming part of a set. 3) a musical or written work. 4) a figure or token used to make moves in a board game. 5) a coin of… …
3piece rate — noun : the price per unit of production paid to a pieceworker * * * compensation based on a worker s quantitative output or production, usually an agreed sum per article of work turned out. [1890 95] * * * piece rate noun A fixed rate paid… …
4piece — noun 1》 a portion of an object or of material produced by cutting, tearing, or breaking the whole. 2》 an item used in constructing something or forming part of a set; a component. ↘an instance or example: a crucial piece of evidence. 3》 a… …
5piece goods — noun merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard • Syn: ↑yard goods • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑merchandise, ↑ware, ↑product * * * …
6piece rate — ➔ rate1 * * * piece rate UK US noun [C] HR ► a way of paying for work that is based on a fixed rate for a particular amount done rather than the time it takes to do the job: »They employed workers in developing countries and paid them on a piece… …
7piece of eight — noun an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales • Hypernyms: ↑coin * * * : an old Spanish peso of eight reals * * * peso (def. 4). [1600 10] * * * piece of eight An old Spanish coin worth eight reals • • • Main Entry: ↑eight …
8piece — noun 1 separate amount; parts of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, long ▪ little, short, small, tiny ▪ …
9piece-rate — UK US noun [C] HR ► a way of paying for work that is based on a fixed rate for a particular amount done rather than the time it takes to do the job: »They employed workers in developing countries and paid them on a piece rate. piece rate… …
10piece of cake — noun any undertaking that is easy to do marketing this product will be no picnic • Syn: ↑cinch, ↑breeze, ↑picnic, ↑snap, ↑duck soup, ↑child s play, ↑pushover, ↑walkover …
