What does paperwork mean?

Definitions for paperwork
ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrkpa·per·work

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. paperworknoun

    work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.

Wiktionary

  1. paperworknoun

    A clerical task or set of tasks involving routine written work; busy work; red tape.

  2. paperworknoun

    Excessive, intricate or meticulous work with documents in an unnecessary and incidental way to more important tasks.

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  1. paperwork

    Paperwork refers to the documents, forms, letters, or any written or printed materials that are required or used for official, administrative, or record-keeping purposes. It often involves writing, organizing, filling out, and managing tasks on paper or electronically.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of paperwork in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of paperwork in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of paperwork in a Sentence

  1. James Withers:

    We had an entirely new system for exporters to get their heads around that hadn't been tested prior to use. The result, somewhat inevitably, was that it started going wrong straight away, this isn't as simple as an IT glitch that needs fixing. In a matter of days, we went from being able to send fresh food to Madrid with a single cover sheet of paperwork. Now there are roughly 26 steps for each transaction.

  2. Jenny Durkan:

    At 12:01, if they're not vaccinated, it depends on whether there's an exemption process or whether they just haven't filed their paperwork, everyone has to be vaccinated, but we will try to provide a last chance for every city employee who has not complied with this. Our goal here is not to lose employees. Our goal is to get everybody vaccinated.

  3. Robert Montgomery:

    I was seeing paperwork with hundreds of oxycodone pills, i wanted to know why he was giving him so many.

  4. Mark Takano:

    This resolution really would present an unduly burdensome and pointless paperwork exercise for VA and will ultimately reveal nothing that is not already known about VA’s wait time calculations.

  5. Calcutta Alexey Idamkin:

    We are aware of the deaths of two Russian citizens. We are in touch with the relatives of these people and the police department of the city where it happened. We will provide the relatives of the deceased with all the necessary assistance in paperwork.

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