piece
noun [ C ]
uk/piːs/ usa single thing of a particular type, especially one of many:
a piece of sth A faulty piece of software caused the bank's online facility to shut down for three hours.
He produced an excellent piece of work.
a piece of data/evidence/information
a coin that has a value below 100 pence, cents, etc.:
a fifty-pence/fifty-cent piece
pay/buy/sell by the piece
COMMERCE
to pay for, buy, or sell something in single units rather than in groups:
The stitchers are paid a salary rather than by the piece.
In those days stores sold candy by the piece for a penny.
See also
mailing piece