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

Hardy was shot twice in the head while working off-duty security at a hotel. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Brought to Spain, the Colombian prostitutes are required to work off a debt run up by not only the airfare but much more. — John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Soon after, Mattei was in charge of visiting hospitals in northern California where workers were allegedly being forced to work off the clock. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026

ToolDance, a team of former DJI and Siemens engineers and CNC veterans, has built the X1 to take most of that work off the user. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 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