Recent Examples on the WebThe stitchers did piecework solo and assembled them in Belen for critiques.—Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023 Workers agree to let Lincoln change their working hours according to demand and pay by piecework rather than by hour in exchange for the company promising not to fire anyone for lack of business.—Alan Murray, Fortune, 20 July 2023 They get paid by piecework instead of the hour and receive a year-end bonus reflecting each worker’s performance.—Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 24 July 2023 In the stack of military uniforms piled in a corner and waiting to be mended, Khoury opens a window on the mindless piecework an urbane woman such as Afiya must undertake.—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for piecework
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