timework

[ tahym-wurk ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌwɜrk /

noun

work done and paid for by the hour or day.
Compare piecework.

Origin of timework

First recorded in 1820–30; time + work

OTHER WORDS FROM timework

time·work·er, noun

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.

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

Derived forms of timework

timeworker, noun