paperwork
/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.84 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "do paperwork"
- "The source stated that the alleged victims wanted the paperwork released after the settlement, but with names and identifiers removed."
- "to have bad paperwork"
- "Greatly you haue boaſted of, and much threatned theſe two places, (for euery later paperwork of yours is but a Tautology of the former) […]"
- "However, except for few experimental paperworks by Jackson Pollock on paper made by Douglass Howell and occasional prints, usually woodcuts or wood engravings on Japanese paper, it is only in the late 1950s and early 1960s that editions of prints on beautiful handmade papers began appearing, published by Tatyana Grosman at the Universal Limited Art Editions on Long Island."
- "In listing dimensions for the paperworks, height precedes width, followed by depth; and dimensions for multi-unit pieces are for the entire work."
Etymology
Usage
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
- Countable