Definitions for paperwork
ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrkpa·per·work

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. paperworknoun

   work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. paperworknoun

   A clerical task or set of tasks involving routine written work; busy work; red tape.

2. paperworknoun

   Excessive, intricate or meticulous work with documents in an unnecessary and incidental way to more important tasks.

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1. paperwork

   Paperwork refers to the documents, forms, letters, or any written or printed materials that are required or used for official, administrative, or record-keeping purposes. It often involves writing, organizing, filling out, and managing tasks on paper or electronically.

Matched Categories

1. • Work

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce paperwork?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say paperwork in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paperwork in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of paperwork in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of paperwork in a Sentence

1. George Santos:

   My grandfather was born in Kyivand left in the late 20s and migrated to Belgium where he met my grandmother and then started a family, we don’t carry the Ukrainian last name, for a lot of people who are descendants of World War II refuges or survivors of the Holocaust, a lot of names or paperwork were changed in the name of survival.

2. Trod Sandven:

   They're brand new, with the plastic still on the seats. The only thing we do is the paperwork.

3. Erin Eldridge:

   Every year she signed the paperwork acknowledging the risks, all that training and all that experience shows she was aware of the risks associated with her weapons.

4. Tom McPhail:

   Behind the scenes, they have been methodically stripping away the layers of paperwork and uncovering evidence of how the sales were made, it appears likely that some providers are going to be called to account for the way they have treated their customers, which could in turn pave the way for compensation for mis-sold annuity investors.

5. Adam Szubanski:

   I was off work for two months. I can’t lift anything so my firm’s got me doing paperwork, i used to train four times a week and loved martial arts and boxing. I can’t do any of it now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=paperwork
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Paperwork
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=paperwork