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stückweise

piece by piece, bit by bit

adverb SHTYOOK-vy-ze Rare

Also means

piecemeal

Usage Note

Stückweise means doing or receiving something one piece at a time rather than all at once. Stückweise bezahlen — to pay in instalments. It can also describe disjointed, fragmented handling of a task. Common in commercial, practical, and everyday contexts.

Examples

"Die Möbel wurden stückweise geliefert."

Natural Translation

The furniture was delivered piece by piece.

Literal Translation

The furniture was piece-by-piece delivered.

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