a destajo

Spanish

Etymology

From destajar.

Adverb

a destajo

1. (idiomatic) by the piece, as piecework
2. (idiomatic) flat out, full blast, at full tilt
3. (idiomatic, Chile) by eye

Further reading

• “a destajo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014