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• piece — noun 1 separate amount; parts of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge, large, long ▪ little, short, small, tiny ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• piece — Apply mainly to convertible securities ( convertible security). Increment of bonds that trade in portions of $1000 minimum. Not all bonds can be traded in pieces, and the increments can vary. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * piece piece… …   Financial and business terms

• piece — piece1 W1S1 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part)¦ 3¦(single item)¦ 4¦(small amount)¦ 5¦(land)¦ 6 fall to pieces 7 go to pieces 8 smash/rip/tear something to pieces 9 pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• piece — 1 noun (C) 1 SEPARATE PART a part of something that has been separated, broken, or cut from the rest of it: She cut the cake into pieces. (+ of): How many pieces of toast would you like? | pieces of broken glass | in pieces (=broken into many… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• piece*/*/*/ — [piːs] noun [C] I 1) an individual object of a particular type I ve used four pieces of paper already.[/ex] a piece of equipment/furniture[/ex] Police found several pieces of clothing.[/ex] 2) a single instance or amount of something of a… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• piece rate — noun : the price per unit of production paid to a pieceworker * * * compensation based on a worker s quantitative output or production, usually an agreed sum per article of work turned out. [1890 95] * * * piece rate noun A fixed rate paid… …   Useful english dictionary

• ˌpiece sth toˈgether — phrasal verb 1) to learn the truth about something by considering all the separate bits of information that you have 2) to make something by combining separate bits …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• plug sth into sth — UK US plug sth into sth Phrasal Verb with plug({{}}/plʌg/ verb [T] ( gg ) ► IT to connect a piece of electrical equipment to another piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply: »He plugged his laptop computer into a wall… …   Financial and business terms

• plug sth in — UK US plug sth in Phrasal Verb with plug({{}}/plʌg/ verb [T] ( gg ) ► IT to connect a piece of electrical equipment to another piece of electrical equipment or to the main electricity supply: »The printer will begin to work as soon as you plug it …   Financial and business terms

• ˌplug (sth) ˈinto sth — phrasal verb to connect a piece of equipment to an electricity supply or to another piece of equipment, or to be connected in this way First plug the keyboard into your computer.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• wire sth up to sth — UK US wire sth up (to sth) Phrasal Verb with wire({{}}/waɪər/ verb [T] ► to connect a piece of electrical equipment to something else, or to connect the wires inside it so that it works: »An increasing number of homes are wired up to receive HD… …   Financial and business terms