office work

noun

Any activity intended to be productive primarily using the mind and not requiring significant movement or bodily exertion

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shallow workoffice job
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Meanings

nounoffice work (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny activity intended to be productive primarily using the mind and not requiring significant movement or bodily exertion
  2. uncountableA set of related activities including record-keeping, organizing, accounting, communicating, editing, or managing
  3. uncountableWork that is part of a bureaucracy.

    Synonyms: shallow work, office job

  4. uncountableAny work that takes place in an office except facility maintenance and janitorial services

Synonyms & antonyms

nounWork that is part of a bureaucracy.

Similar
shallow workoffice job
Also see
office job
Cite this entry
APA

office work. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20work

MLA

“office work.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20work. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “office work,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/office%20work.

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