What is the meaning of piece of work?

noun

  • A product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing.
    • usage: "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"
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