Examples of piecework in a Sentence
doing piecework in a factory
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Digital labour platforms tend to use self-employment contracts and piecework systems, which result in insecurity, exploitation, and wage theft.
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Around this time, a society of compositors also negotiated a piecework scale of wages in London, England, in 1785.
—Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
The overall feeling is quite chic and allowed the leather piecework, a combination of smooth and perforated, to really stand out.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Yet over-the-road truckers earning by the mile or others on piecework won’t benefit a cent.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
Around this time, a society of compositors also negotiated a piecework scale of wages in London, England, in 1785.
—Errol Salamon, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Mar. 2026
The overall feeling is quite chic and allowed the leather piecework, a combination of smooth and perforated, to really stand out.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Yet over-the-road truckers earning by the mile or others on piecework won’t benefit a cent.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for piecework
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“Piecework.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piecework. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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piecework
noun
piece·work
ˈpē-ˌswərk 
: work paid for at a rate based on the number of articles produced rather than the time spent working
Legal Definition
piecework
noun
piece·work
ˈpēs-ˌwərk
: work done by the piece and paid for at a set rate per unit
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