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Synonyms for paperwork
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pey-per-wurk |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrk |
Définition of paperwork
Origin :- 1580s, "things made of paper," from paper (n.) + work (n.). Meaning "work done on paper" is from 1889.
- noun office work
- There's a lot of paperwork to such a sale, and it's all handled by the company.
- Extract from : « The Risk Profession » by Donald Edwin Westlake
- His desk across the room was there for paperwork only, and Taggert had precious little of that to bother with.
- Extract from : « Psichopath » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- He sat down again and buried himself in paperwork, trying to avoid the edge of an old fear.
- Extract from : « Watchbird » by Robert Sheckley
- During my Administration we cut the paperwork burden by 15 percent, and we created procedures to continue this progress.
- Extract from : « Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006 » by Various
- Isobel turned away and took up some paperwork, without further words.
- Extract from : « Border, Breed Nor Birth » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
- For your information, gangster, all officers do a tour of duty on paperwork before they're assigned to their permanent branch.
- Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth
- He takes care of most things down there, paperwork and stuff like that.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- But as far as paperwork, I can't bring anything out specifically.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- And then I waited around for ten days until the company finished the paperwork involved in buying that claim from me.
- Extract from : « The Risk Profession » by Donald Edwin Westlake
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