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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A developer recently filed paperwork to turn Southern Vermont College—closed in 2019—into a luxury resort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But it requires lots of paperwork, and it's a tough bar to meet: it must be proved that a business is a serious nuisance, or that disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour is likely to occur.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Meagan later said she was doing more paperwork, but her dad still handled all the agreements with investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Anthropic has already filed confidential paperwork for an offering.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

But she was pretty sure that when planes landed, the pilots stayed in the cockpit for a while filling out paperwork or something.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix