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

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The country is still working off the obsolete 2018 Farm Bill that expired two years ago, a failure of political leadership that could continue indefinitely. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025 When every commercial function is working off the same playbook and communicating with the same intent, customers notice. Matt Outten, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025 If the records at the current servicer are inaccurate, then the receiving servicer will be working off bad information from the start. Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Nussmeier is a good-enough athlete when he is flushed to extend plays, work off platform and pick up yards with his legs. Dane Brugler, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for work off

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 9 Sep. 2025.

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