working papers
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- noun
- Specialized
- The research team submitted their working papers for review to gather feedback before finalizing the project.
Examples
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To our knowledge, the working paper has not been published in a peer-reviewed publication.
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We believe that the study discussed in the working paper contains serious errors in design and execution that fatally compromise its findings.
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So, so when there is a working paper, it has a different status than the World Development Report.
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As they noted in an early working paper:
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And there was a working paper recently that said social security is a giant transfer from young to old.
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The single public document from the New York Fed on this issue is a working paper that appeared recently on its website.
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Note: This work originally appeared as a working paper on the website of the Community College Research Center, Teacher's College, Columbia University.
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Well, a new working paper titled Is Stock Index Membership for Sale offers an additional possible selection criteria.
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WRI's new working paper examines solar PV and wind development in five countries.
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Several other very recent working papers developed in 2016 have used a research design similar to Stevenson's to assess the impact of pretrial detention in New York, Miami, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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Official documents that show who you are or give legal information
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A formal paper that gives information or records facts
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase composes 'working' (related to work) + 'papers' (documents), so a learner who knows both words will naturally infer 'documents related to working' — which maps onto the legal/authorization sense. Although one specific sense ('working paper' as an academic draft) exists, the primary, job-related interpretation is transparent and cross-linguistically plausible.
Etymology
Working papers are the notes and files people make while they do a job. The word working shows they are made during the work and papers record each step, so people who check the work keep them as 'proof' and for 'review'.