Piece-work
21Piece broker — Piece Piece, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[ e]ce, LL. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. & Ir. cuid part, share. Cf. {Petty}.] 1. A fragment or part of anything separated from… …
22Piece goods — Piece Piece, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[ e]ce, LL. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. & Ir. cuid part, share. Cf. {Petty}.] 1. A fragment or part of anything separated from… …
23Piece of eight — Piece Piece, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[ e]ce, LL. pecia, petia, petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. peth a thing, a part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. & Ir. cuid part, share. Cf. {Petty}.] 1. A fragment or part of anything separated from… …
24piece-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… …
25piece — [n1] part allotment, bit, bite, chunk, cut, division, dole, end, example, fraction, fragment, gob, half, hunk, instance, interest, iota, item, length, lot, lump, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, percentage, portion, quantity, quota, sample, scrap …
26pièce d'oc|ca|sion — «pyehs d ka zyn», French. 1. a piece or work for a special occasion: »The work…is certainly a pièce d occasion for this orchestra, who played it with tremendous verve and finish (London Times). 2. a bargain …
27piece|meal — «PEES MEEL», adverb, adjective, verb. –adv. 1. piece by piece; a little at a time: »work done piecemeal. In reality he has treated such problems piecemeal in various segments of the book (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). 2. piece from piece; to… …
28Work hardening — Work hardening, also known as strain hardening or cold working, is the strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation. This strengthening occurs because of dislocation movements within the crystal structure of the material.[1] Any material with… …
29Work (chanson de Kelly Rowland) — Work Single par Kelly Rowland extrait de l’album Ms Kellys Face A 1. Work (Freemasons radio edit) 3:11 Face B 2. Work (Album Version) 3:28 Sortie 21 janvier 2008 Enregistrement …
30piece of work — ► piece of work informal a person of a specified kind, especially an unpleasant one. Main Entry: ↑piece …
