paperwork in English: The forms, letters, and documents that you must read, fill in, and keep in order. (noun)

Translation

The forms, letters, and documents that you must read, fill in, and keep in order.

Word origin

A compound of paper and work; it became common in the twentieth century as offices filled up with forms.

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Paperwork is uncountable, so we say some paperwork, never a paperwork.

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Filling in paperwork means writing your details on forms.

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Offices, banks, and hospitals are famous for their paperwork.

paper

The thin flat material you write or print on; also a newspaper or a piece of writing.

form

The shape or kind of something; also a paper with spaces to write in.

office

A room or building where people work at desks, often using computers and phones.

sign

A mark, object, or notice that gives you information or shows something.

work

To do a job or use effort to make or finish something.

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