paperwork

/ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/

PEꞮ · pɚwɝk (2 syllables)

English Noun Top 4,002

American (Lessac) (medium)

Female 0.9s

American (Amy) (medium)

Female 1.0s

American (Ryan) (medium)

Male 0.6s

Definition

Routine work involving written documents.

From paper + work.

"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"