: routine clerical or record-keeping work often incidental to a more important task
Example Sentences
She failed to file the paperwork on time. The lawyer had us fill in the paperwork for the mortgage.
Recent Examples on the WebThe paperwork, obtained by PEOPLE, mentions both Homer and Heche's other son, Atlas Tupper, 13, as rightful heirs to Heche's estate. Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 But Trump, like his predecessors, apparently did not sign such paperwork, which could have legal significance for how prosecutors view his case. Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 All employees’ personal tools and belongings, shop equipment, paperwork, and archives were also lost to the fire, the statement read. Anjali Huynh, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 And the paperwork, and all of the bureaucracy to make that happen is very cumbersome, takes a few hours of your time. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 31 July 2022 People need access to phones, transportation and help to acquire identification, paperwork, health care and much more. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 According to the sheriff’s office, the goats were making a meal of paperwork in the vehicle. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 30 Aug. 2022 Some student loan servicers, the companies the federal government pays to collect and track payments, are concerned Biden’s decision will mean mountains of paperwork to forgive loans for people who can afford the repayments. Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Aug. 2022 The owners, already resigned to losing their properties to foreclosure and confused by a mountain of paperwork, believe the deal will at least relieve them of their debt and give them a small amount of cash.New York Times, 24 July 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PAPERWORK | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤proper像樣的文書工作➤necessary必要的文書工作➤legal法律文書工作VERB + PAPERWORK➤deal with, do, get through, go through, handle, prepare, process處理文書工作;做文書工作◇I need to get this paperwork done by tonight.今晚之前我需要完成這項文書工作。◇I have a lot of paperwork to get through.我有很多文書工作要做。➤complete, finish完成文書工作➤sign簽署文書➤involve包含文書工作◇The project involved an enormous amount of paperwork.這個項目有非常多的文書工作要做。➤fill in, fill out (especially NAmE) 填寫文件➤file, submit歸檔/提交文件◇He filed the necessary paperwork to establish the club's business name.他提交了必要的文件,以確立俱樂部的商業名稱。➤reduce減少文書工作PREPOSITION➤paperwork for⋯的全部文件◇Have you done all the necessary paperwork for the sale?你已經辦妥出售需要的全部文件了嗎?PHRASES➤a backlog, mountain, pile, etc. of paperwork積壓的、堆成山的、成堆的等文書工作