仕し上あげ払ばらい

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Meanings

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noun

piecework pay; payment by the job

Compensation based on the amount of work completed rather than time spent; used in contexts like manufacturing or freelance tasks.

この工こう場じょうでは仕し上あげ払ばらいで給きゅう料りょうが決きまる。
In this factory, wages are determined by piecework pay.

attend, doing, official

上above, up

払pay, clear out, prune

Similar words

出で来き高だか払ばらい
出来高払い is a more general term for payment based on output or volume of work, while 仕上げ払い specifically emphasizes payment upon completion of each piece or job.
時じ間かん給きゅう
時間給 is hourly pay, contrasting with 仕上げ払い which is based on completed work rather than time.

Etymology

Compound of 仕上げ (finishing, completion) and 払い (payment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term transparently refers to payment upon completion of work.