paperwork
ˈpeɪpərˌwɜrk
paperwork: written documents required for official purposes
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Noun

1.
documentswritten documents required for official purposes
  • Make sure all the paperwork is ready for the meeting.
2.
administrationroutine work involving written documents or forms
  • She spent the afternoon sorting through the paperwork for the new project..
documentation
3.
bureaucracyexcessive or unnecessary bureaucratic tasks
  • The new policy created a lot of unnecessary paperwork.
administration bureaucracy red tape
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Expressions with paperwork

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overwhelmed by a large amount of paperwork
She is drowning in paperwork at her new job.
confusing situation with too much paperwork
She got lost in the morass of paperwork at the office.
documents or papers rolled into a tube
He carried the rolled paperwork under his arm.

Origin of paperwork

Middle English, paper (material for writing) + work (activity)

Terms with paperwork included in their meaning

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paperwork entry
complete a form or task by adding information
paperwork
person's handwritten name for identification
paperwork
form or documents submitted to apply for a job
paperwork task
produce a document or record
workplace paperwork
formal written statement announcing something, sometimes signaling danger
office paperwork
process of sending invoices for payment
work
large amount of paperwork or tasks
border crossing
place at a border for checking people and paperwork

Examples of paperwork in a sentence

  • The visa application requires extensive paperwork.
  • The job involves a lot of paperwork, especially for compliance.
  • He was buried in paperwork after the audit.
  • Filling out the paperwork took hours.
  • She was buried under a mountain of paperwork.

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  1. French:documents administratifs, paperasse, ...
  2. German:Unterlagen, ...
  3. Italian:documentazione, burocrazia, ...
  4. Spanish:documentación, burocracia, ...
  5. Portuguese:papelada, documentação, ...
  6. Chinese:文件, 文件处理, ...
  7. Japanese:書類, 書類作業, ...
  8. Arabic:أوراق رَسمية, أَعْمَال وَرَقِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:נַיֶּרֶת, נְיָרֶת, ...
  10. Russian:документация, ...
  11. Ukrainian:документи, паперова робота, ...
  12. Hindi:कागज़ात, कागजी कार्रवाई, ...
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