piece rate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pees reyt]
- /pis reɪt/
- /piːs reɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pees reyt]
- /pis reɪt/

Definitions of piece rate words

noun piece rate compensation based on a worker's quantitative output or production, usually an agreed sum per article of work turned out. 1
noun piece rate a fixed rate paid according to the quantity produced 0

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Origin of piece rate

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Piece rate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Piece rate

piece rate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

piece rate usage trend in Literature

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