Piece-work

  • 31work|piece — «WURK pees», noun. a piece of metal or other material that is being worked on in a manufacturing process …

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  • 32work measurement — ˈwork ˌmeasurement noun [uncountable] the process of measuring and calculating the time taken by a worker to do a particular job to a fixed standard or quality: • Surveyors fees are dependent on work measurement. * * * work measurement UK US noun …

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  • 33work — [n1] labor, chore assignment, attempt, commission, daily grind*, drudge, drudgery, effort, elbow grease*, endeavor, exertion, functioning, grind, grindstone*, industry, job, moil, muscle, obligation, pains*, performance, production, push, salt… …

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  • 34Piece of Cake (book) — Piece of Cake is a 1983 novel by Derek Robinson which follows a fictional Royal Air Force fighter squadron through the first year of World War II, and the Battle of Britain. It was later made into a television series.Although a work of fiction,… …

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  • 35piece of work — n. a person who is regarded as eccentric, difficult, etc. * * * …

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  • 36piece of work — n. a person who is regarded as eccentric, difficult, etc …

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  • 37work around to — ˌwork a ˈround to ˌwork ˈround to british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they work around to he/she/it works around to present participle …

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  • 38work round to — ˌwork a ˈround to ˌwork ˈround to british [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they work around to he/she/it works around to …

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  • 39piece rate — piece ,rate noun count or uncount a 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 …

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  • 40pièce de résistance — ► NOUN ▪ the most important or remarkable feature of a creative work. ORIGIN French, piece (i.e. means) of resistance …

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