piecepiece /piːs/ noun [countableC]1ten-pence/fifty-cent etc piece a coin of a particular valueDoes anyone have change for a 50 pence piece?
2a single thing of a particular typepiece ofa piece of equipment
a 24-piece cutlery set
3supply/sell something by the pieceCOMMERCE to supply or sell something as a single thing rather than in a pair or a set 4pay somebody/work by the pieceCOMMERCE if people work or are paid by the piece, they are paid for each thing they produce, not for the amount of time it takes to produce it