work off

verb

worked off; working off; works off

transitive verb

: to dispose of or get rid of by work or activity

Examples of work off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By taking such busy work off their plates, AI enables healthcare professionals to spend more time actually interacting with patients. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024 Get out and take a refreshing walk to work off those holiday calories. Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 Massey worked off a baseball tee in the batting cage. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 The Israeli agency charged with handling inspections is working off a 2008 rubric that is out of date and unevenly applied, according to a U.S. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2024 Reynoso and Kervin Arriaga are working off to the side with medical staff, Knowles said. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 12 Feb. 2024 It is widely understood that the letters are not a secure form of communication and are often disclosed to reporters and others working off the Hill. Dell Cameron, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024 The Argentine talisman was more than one week late to report to preseason training last month and had been working off to the side, away from the main group of players, with the team’s performance staff for the past week. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2024 This meant finding physical cues to work off of, while also finding the subtext of the storytelling beneath the literal action of the scene. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of work off was in 1618

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“Work off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/work%20off. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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