working papers

ˈwɜrkɪŋ ˈpeɪpərz

Definition

Definition of working papers - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

employment verification

documents proving one's identity and employment eligibility

She presented her working papers during the job orientation..

accounting

TECH.

notes and documents used by accountants or auditors

TECH.

The auditor reviewed the working papers before the meeting.

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Expressions with working

working stiff

average employee, especially one with a routine, low-paying job

He's just another working stiff trying to make ends meet.

working around the clock

adj.

continuously working without stopping

The team is working around the clock to meet the deadline.

it's hell working there

exp.

extremely unpleasant work environment causing stress or discomfort

It's hell working there with all the constant pressure.

working hard or hardly working

exp.

humorous way to ask if someone is working hard or not

He walked by my desk and said, 'working hard or hardly working?'

working on borrowed time

adj.

functioning beyond expected lifespan

The ancient computer is working on borrowed time and could fail any day.

working day

hours in a day dedicated to work

Her working day starts at 9 AM.

Expressions with papers

make the papers

get published in newspapers

Her achievements made the papers last week.

push papers

do routine office work

He spends most of his day pushing papers at his desk.

walking papers

notice of dismissal from a job

He received his walking papers yesterday.

get one's walking papers

be told to leave a job or position

He got his walking papers after the meeting.

get your walking papers

be dismissed from a job or position

After that argument with the boss, you got your walking papers.

hit the papers

become news in newspapers

The scandal hit the papers the next day.

in the papers

adv.

reported or mentioned in newspapers or news articles

The story was in the papers yesterday.

work papers

documents related to employment or job tasks

She submitted her work papers to HR for verification.

divorce papers

official legal documents used to request or complete the end of marriage

He signed the divorce papers at the lawyer's office.

identity papers

official documents issued to prove a person's name nationality or status

The guard asked to see everyone's identity papers at the checkpoint.

Examples of working papers in a sentence

The HR department requested copies of all employees' working papers.
The accountant organized the working papers for the audit.
Working papers are essential for accurate financial reporting.

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French:justificatifs d'identité, documents de travail, ...
German:Arbeitspapiere, ...
Italian:documenti di lavoro, carte di lavoro, ...
Spanish:documentos de trabajo, ...
Portuguese:documentos de trabalho, papéis de trabalho, ...
Chinese:工作证件, 工作底稿, ...
Japanese:就労書類, 作業書類, ...
Arabic:أَوْراق العَمَل, أَوْرَاق عَمَل, ...
Hebrew:תְּעוּדוֹת עֲבוֹדָה, מִסְמְכֵי עֲבוֹדָה, ...
Russian:рабочие документы, ...
Ukrainian:робочі документи, ...
Hindi:कार्य पत्र, वर्किंग पेपर्स, ...
Bengali:কাজের কাগজপত্র, কর্মপত্র, ...
Catalan:documents de treball, ...
Czech:pracovní doklady, pracovní dokumentace, ...
Danish:arbejdspapirer, revisionsdokumenter, ...
Dutch:werkdocumenten, ...
Greek:έγγραφα εργασίας, εργασιακά έγγραφα, ...
Hungarian:munkavállalási papírok, munkapapírok, ...
Khmer:ឯកសារបញ្ជាក់សិទ្ធិធ្វើការ, ឯកសារការងារសវនកម្ម, ...
Korean:취업 서류, 작업 서류, ...
Persian:مدارک کاری, اسناد کاری, ...
Polish:papiery zatrudnienia, dokumenty robocze, ...
Portuguese (BR):documentos de trabalho, papéis de trabalho, ...
Romanian:acte de muncă, documente de lucru, ...
Swedish:arbetsdokument, ...
Thai:เอกสารการทำงาน, เอกสารบัญชี, ...
Turkish:çalışma belgeleri, çalışma kağıtları, ...
Vietnamese:giấy tờ làm việc, tài liệu làm việc, ...

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