What does paperwork mean?

Definitions for paperwork
ˈpeɪ pərˌwɜrkpa·per·work

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word paperwork.

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.

ChatGPT

  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. President Esther Hernandez:

    We're working very hard right now and by the end of next week we should have all of our paperwork submitted to the FDA, we're hoping to re-open.

  2. Donald Trump:

    We have people that Hillary Clinton wants 550 percent more than President Obama and Obama’s allowing a lot of people to come in. We have no idea who they are, they’re from Islamic State-occupied Syria maybe, but they have no paperwork many times, we’re going to allow thousands, and ten and thousands, more people to come in and then Donald Trump see a situation like Nice, France. It’s a horrible thing and we ’d better get awfully tough.

  3. Matt House:

    Thus far, the nomination process has been defined by the failure of the Trump administration to submit names for hundreds of vacant jobs, incomplete and delayed ethics and nominations paperwork from the nominees themselves, and repeated withdrawals of nominees for key positions.

  4. Brad Moss:

    This largely can be handled with just some extra paperwork and security briefings.

  5. Douglas Rivlin:

    The work permits and deportation protections in the BBB legislation will benefit millions of immigrants who are Americans in all but paperwork and have stepped up for all of us during COVID and kept us fed, kept us safe, and kept our economy moving.

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