timework
[ tahym-wurk ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌwɜrk /
noun
work done and paid for by the hour or day.
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piecework.
OTHER WORDS FROM timework
time·work·er, nounWords nearby timework
timesaving,
timescale,
timeserver,
timespan,
timetable,
timework,
timeworn,
timid,
timing,
timing belt,
timing chain
Example sentences from the Web for timework
In 1843 the dispute was allowed to end, when the five firms promised to pay the women on timework at rates between 7s.
Women in the Printing Trades. |Various
British Dictionary definitions for timework
timework
/ (ˈtaɪmˌwɜːk) /
noun
work paid for by the length of time taken, esp by the hour or the day
Compare piecework