piece out

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Definitions of piece out words

noun piece out a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate. 1
noun piece out a quantity of some substance or material forming a single mass or body: a nice piece of lumber. 1
noun piece out a more or less definite portion or quantity of a whole: to cut a blueberry pie into six pieces. 1
noun piece out a particular length, as of certain goods prepared for the market: cloth sold by the piece. 1
noun piece out an amount of work forming a single job: to be paid by the piece and not by the hour. 1
noun piece out an example of workmanship, especially of artistic production, as a picture or a statue: The museum has some interesting pieces by Picasso. 1

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; Middle English pece < Old French < Gaulish *pettia; akin to Breton pez piece, Welsh, Cornish peth thing

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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