"by the piece" meaning in English

See by the piece in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} by the piece
  1. At a pay rate for each item produced, according to the amount completed.
    Sense id: en-by_the_piece-en-prep_phrase-s9HzuD~9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
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          "kind": "other",
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          ],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "At a pay rate for each item produced, according to the amount completed."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pay",
          "pay"
        ],
        [
          "rate",
          "rate"
        ],
        [
          "item",
          "item"
        ],
        [
          "produce",
          "produce"
        ],
        [
          "according",
          "according"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ],
        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "by the piece"
}
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  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English prepositional phrases",
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        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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        "At a pay rate for each item produced, according to the amount completed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pay",
          "pay"
        ],
        [
          "rate",
          "rate"
        ],
        [
          "item",
          "item"
        ],
        [
          "produce",
          "produce"
        ],
        [
          "according",
          "according"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ],
        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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