paperwork
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈpeɪpərˌwɜrk/
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documentación
- Keeping and processing data with the usual paperwork is now practically impossible, even for a small business.
- amount of paperwork
- additional paperwork
- file paperwork
All right, so move the paperwork aside and this is it.
- All right, so move the paperwork aside and this is it.
- And they've got to deal with paperwork to make things go.
- So like, getting them the paperwork is a big part of the job.
- And most of my paperwork, however, is digitized.
- Yeah, the pace, the paperwork just wasn't there.
- So they take your paperwork, they go through all that stuff.
- And man, she gave me my paperwork and I went back to the department.
- The paperwork, the loan documents came first.
- Because Tish James thinks he didn't keep the right paperwork.
- They went through my bank accounts, they went through my paperwork.
- You don't need any kind of paperwork or licensing to operate this UAV.
- Then I produce my paperwork when he sees it.
Examples
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I left so that the paperwork could be completed, and now I am back.
Fiction book (1991) -
And that was a lot of paperwork to deal with.
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Good news, I have got the paperwork that I needed.
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So like, getting them the paperwork is a big part of the job.
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And so you had this massive volume of paperwork that you bought every day.
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So they take your paperwork, they go through all that stuff.
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It's insane the amount of paperwork you have to try and buy a house.
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Physicians and other providers feel buried in paperwork demanded by managed care plans.
Academic text (1997) -
Franklin, I have some paperwork that I need you to sign, if you don't mind.
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She completed all the paperwork required for her visa application before the deadline.
Synonyms
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2.0
A paper or electronic file that gives official information
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4.3
Documents that show proof of a fact or claim
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1.9
Official documents that show who you are or give legal information
3
2.5
A formal paper that gives information or records facts
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
2
3.5
A very large pile of papers such as forms that you must complete
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4.5
A large amount of boring forms and documents you must fill for official work
How Tedious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Paperwork comes from the two words paper and work, so it literally means 'work on paper', such as forms, documents, and written records. That's why paperwork now means the routine forms and written tasks you must do for official or office business.