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pige

freelance payment (per article/job)

noun PEEZH Rare
Communication Media

Also means

year (slang)

Usage Note

Pige has two distinct lives in French: in journalism it means a per-article or per-job fee, as in travailler à la pige ('to work freelance'); in informal speech it means a year of age, as in il a cinquante piges ('he's fifty years old'). The journalistic sense is the standard dictionary entry.

Examples

"Elle est payée à la pige pour ses articles."

Natural Translation

She is paid per article for her writing.

Literal Translation

She is paid by the pige for her articles.

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