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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There’s no footage to work off of [Bourdain] at the time. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026 Quarterback Trevor Siemian, the favorite for the third-string role, worked off to the side during the final week of OTAs. Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 15 June 2026 Griswold and other researchers at Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center, or SafeTREC, worked off of SWITRS with a budget of around $500,000 from the state. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026 During workouts in Kansas City on Wednesday, Messi came to the practice field after the rest of the team and did some conditioning work off to the side. ABC News, 6 June 2026 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 20 Jun. 2026.

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