"piece rate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: piece rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} piece rate (plural piece rates)
  1. The monetary amount paid per unit of production in the reward scheme of piece work, contrasting with hourly wage and salary. Wikipedia link: Piece work Translations (pay per unit of production): на парче (na parče) (Bulgarian), на акорд (na akord) (Bulgarian), urakkapalkka (Finnish), kappalepalkka (Finnish), Stückgeldsatz [masculine] (German), Stückgeldakkordlohn [masculine] (German), darabbér (Hungarian), сде́льная опла́та (sdélʹnaja opláta) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-piece_rate-en-noun-~IYsj3ua Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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