Definitions

paperwork

[pey-per-wurk] / ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk /

NOUN

office work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

filing

STRONG

administration typing

WEAK

desk work inside work

Example Sentences

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Paperwork for the project was formally signed in September 2024, when Vietnamese Communist Party secretary To Lam went to speak at the United Nations in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Paperwork is scattered around offices and even on the concrete floor of the prison yard.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

Paperwork to create the Californians for Choice PAC was filed with the Federal Election Commission in mid-April, according to FEC records.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

Paperwork that could be viewed on the previous system has disappeared, leaving attorneys unable to double check statements made by opposing counsel.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Paperwork, paperwork with a woman who pats my head while shaking her own.

From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai