paper-work

See also: paper work and paperwork

English

Noun

paper-work (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of paperwork.
    • 1986 May 12, John Dreyfuss, “Printer: The Line Below Goes Under the Logo. […]”, in Los Angeles Times‎[1], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 July 2025:
      She arranges work schedules, takes care of endless paper-work and cruises the freeways more to provide support for her officers than to make arrests.
    • 1991, Patrick O’Brian, chapter 10, in The Nutmeg of Consolation (Aubrey-Maturin; 14), London: HarperCollinsPublishers, published 1993, →ISBN, page 285:
      ‘[…] I am in fact so exceedingly out of temper that I can scarcely command my mind and keep it steady to its paper-work,’ said Jack, and Stephen, with a sinking heart, saw that he was if anything understating the case.
    • 2007 December 14, James Card, “Proof of character demanded before entry”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian‎[2], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 6 October 2014:
      Many teachers are wondering if the experience of working in South Korea will be worth the burden of the paper-work and increasing restrictions.
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