- piece rate
- `piece ,rate noun count or uncounta rate of pay by which you get a particular amount of money for each piece of work you complete rather than for the amount of time taken to do it
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
piece rate
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piece 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… … Financial and business terms
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 rate. piece rate… … Financial and business terms
piece rate — In bulk mail, the postage charged for each mailpiece in addition to the pound rate charge, if applicable, for the entire mailing … Glossary of postal terms
piece 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… … Useful english dictionary
piece rate — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms piece rate : singular piece rate plural piece rates a rate of pay by which you get a particular amount of money for each piece of work that you complete rather than for the amount of time it takes… … English dictionary
piece rate — A payment scheme in which an employee is paid a specific price for each unit made. The rate is therefore directly related to output and not to time (compare time rate). This method is often combined with a basic salary and takes the form of a… … Big dictionary of business and management
piece rate — noun (C) an amount of money that is paid for each thing a worker produces: The piece rate was $2.00 per skirt … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
piece rate — / pi:s reɪt/ noun a rate of pay calculated as an amount for each product produced or for each piece of work done and not as an amount for each hour worked ● to earn piece rates … Dictionary of banking and finance
piece rate — noun The monetary amount payed per unit of production in the reward scheme of piece work, contrasting to hourly wage and to salary … Wiktionary
piece rate — /ˈpis reɪt/ (say pees rayt) noun payment based on output or production, usually a fixed sum per piece of work turned out …
