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piece
noun [ C ]
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piece noun [C] (PART)

A2
a part of something:
a piece of cloth torn from her coat
He cut the cake into six pieces.
This jigsaw puzzle has two pieces missing.
The vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts).
She tried to break/tear a small piece off the edge.
The building was taken apart and reassembled piece by piece (= one part after another).
 
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 in one piece
as a single thing and not divided into smaller pieces:
We want to sell the business in one piece.
 come/fall to pieces
to break apart into smaller parts:
The glass must have been cracked - it just fell to pieces in my hand.
His clothes were dirty and falling to pieces.
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piece noun [C] (THING)

A2
a single object of a particular type:
a piece of furniture/clothing/equipment
a piece of paper (= a whole sheet)
a piece of china (= an object made of china)
a piece of information/advice
an item of clothing, especially one that is expensive, fashionable, or individually made :
Each piece is quite unique, owing to the fact that all her creations are hand-knitted.
B2
something that has been created by an artist, musician, or writer:
an orchestral/piano/instrumental piece
a skilful piece of work/research
Did you read that piece (= article) in the newspaper?
a single thing that forms part of a set:
a chess piece
a coin with a stated value:
Could you swap me two quarters for a 50 cent piece?
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piece noun [C] (GUN)

old-fashioned
a gun:
an artillery piece
US slang He was carrying a piece when he was arrested.
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Handguns & rifles
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piece noun [C] (BREAD)

Scottish English
a sandwich:
a ham piece

Grammar

Piece words and group words
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Piece words
Piece words make it possible to talk about a single unit or units of something which is seen as uncountable. Piece words include words such as piece, bit, item, article. We normally use them with of. We can use them in the singular or the plural. …

Idioms

come to pieces
give sb a piece of your mind
go/fall to pieces
(all) in one piece
pick/pull sb/sth to pieces
a piece of ass
a piece of cake
a piece of the pie
a piece of work
take sth to pieces
-piece
suffix
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with the number of pieces mentioned:
a five-piece band (= with five players)
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(Definition of piece from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

piece | American Dictionary

piece
noun [ C ]
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piece noun [C] (PART)

a part of something:
a piece of cake/chicken/pizza
The vase lay on the floor in pieces (= broken into small parts).
She was so mad that she ripped the letter to pieces (= into small parts).

piece noun [C] (ITEM)

a single item that is one of other similar items:
a piece of furniture/equipment/luggage/paper
I have an important piece of information for you.
A piece can be something created by an artist, writer, or musician:
He’s written a new piece of music.

Idioms

go to pieces
a piece of cake
a piece of the action
a piece of the pie
(Definition of piece from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

piece | Business English

piece
noun [ C ]
uk

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a 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.

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mailing piece
(Definition of piece from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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parça, kısım, parça kısım…
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morceau, pièce, (une unité d’information ou un exemplaire d’une oeuvre)…
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tros, unitat, peça…
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مَقْدار, جُزء, قِطعة…
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kus, jeden, článek…
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stykke, del, nyhed…
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sepotong, satu, sebuah…
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ชิ้นส่วน, ชิ้น, บทประพันธ์เพลง…
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mẩu/ miếng, mẩu, bản nhạc…
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kawałek, egzemplarz, odrobina…
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sepotong, bahagian demi bahagian, sehelai…
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das Stück, die Spielfigur…
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bit, del, stykke…
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pedaço, fatia, fragmento…
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