paperwork
noun
pa·per·work
ˈpā-pər-ˌwərk 
: routine clerical or recordkeeping work often incidental to a more important task
Examples of paperwork in a Sentence
She failed to file the paperwork on time.
The lawyer had us fill in the paperwork for the mortgage.
Recent Examples on the Web
The funeral home also files the EPA paperwork for you.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
Ordinarily, these amount to little more than paperwork.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The district attorney in Stanislaus County, California, has filed new paperwork in court opposing a motion by Scott Peterson’s defense team -- the Los Angeles Innocence Project -- for DNA testing in the murder case of Laci Peterson and Conner Peterson.
—Abc News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
That sounds really technical and about paperwork, but the big argument the prosecutors made is this is really about unlawfully interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Some people lost insurance due to paperwork problems.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Webb has challenged 503 signatures on Mundt’s nomination paperwork as invalid leaving only 799 valid signatures.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
The new paperwork filed by the Education Department includes four of those categories, while a separate proposal will be filed later addressing how people facing various kinds of hardship can get relief.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
But after years of delay the prosecutors ended up charging only low-level buyers, mostly for committing paperwork violations.
—Ieva Jusionyte, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2024
Ordinarily, these amount to little more than paperwork.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The district attorney in Stanislaus County, California, has filed new paperwork in court opposing a motion by Scott Peterson’s defense team -- the Los Angeles Innocence Project -- for DNA testing in the murder case of Laci Peterson and Conner Peterson.
—Abc News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
That sounds really technical and about paperwork, but the big argument the prosecutors made is this is really about unlawfully interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
Some people lost insurance due to paperwork problems.
—Binghui Huang, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
Webb has challenged 503 signatures on Mundt’s nomination paperwork as invalid leaving only 799 valid signatures.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024
The new paperwork filed by the Education Department includes four of those categories, while a separate proposal will be filed later addressing how people facing various kinds of hardship can get relief.
—Collin Binkley, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
But after years of delay the prosecutors ended up charging only low-level buyers, mostly for committing paperwork violations.
—Ieva Jusionyte, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Paperwork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paperwork. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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paperwork
noun
pa·per·work
-ˌwərk
: routine office or record-keeping work
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