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

To grab the satellite, engineers first identify a safe attachment point and estimate the object’s shape, mass and motion, often while working off incomplete information. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

What Better Alignment Can Actually Change In my experience, when planning and procurement are truly working off the same playbook, the difference shows up quickly. — Seema Phull, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The ultimate American land art road trip is not really about ticking the viewing of these works off a list. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

He’s expected to be a full participant at the start of training camp after working off to the side with athletic trainers during organized team activities and minicamp. — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for work off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff