Usage of "by the piece"

испанский

One piece at a time.

Использование термина by the piece на английском

She was stitching vamps by the piece, and earning a considerable amount. 
 The Portion of Labor 

Buy by the piece and you will not regret it, I assure you. 
 Armenian Literature: Comprising Poetry, Drama, Folk-lore and Cla... 

For this, they were paid by the piece, rather than by the hour. 
 Reuters 

Invention must not be so degraded, but paid by the piece. 
 Put Yourself in His Place 

Every little saving of time counts when you are workin' by the piece. 
 The Portion of Labor 

Both of the principals seem embarrassed by the piece, Braun perhaps more acutely. 
 Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad 

They will dispose of us wholesale, not by the piece. 
 The Man from Brodney's 

The first stall belonged to a seller of watermelons, whole or by the piece. 
 Vlad. The Last Confession 

Her voice was muffled by the piece of croissant she'd stuffed in her mouth. 
 She, myself & i 

Then she dressed her pavilion straight by the piece of the earth that Alisander kept. 
 Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 

We will make them work by the piece, otherwise they will never finish the job. 
 The Dangerous Age: Letters and Fragments from a Woman's Diary 

Most of the men worked by the day, but he asked to work by the piece. 
 Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J... 

She's paid by the piece and she stays late to finish her work if she has to. 
 For the love of mike 

The hands not paid by the piece are paid practically by the hour, not by the day. 
 Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill 

She was almost thrust into this by the piece of ice from which she had just escaped. 
 Fast in the Ice: Adventures in the Polar Regions 

In the original packages, we sell them at a half cent per yard lower than by the piece. 
 Heart-Histories and Life-Pictures 

Translations for by the piece

испанский

Значения термина by the piece на английском