noun
paperwork
PAY-p-wk
noun
1
Routine administrative work involving forms, records, and other documents.
"Filing all this paperwork takes longer than the actual job."
"She stayed late finishing the insurance paperwork."
How to Use Paperwork
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe forms and written records that go along with a job or process — often used to mean tedious admin.
Common pairings
do the paperwork
pile of paperwork
buried in paperwork
Word Forms
paperworks plural
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Etymology
From paper + work.