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noun
Any activity intended to be productive primarily using the mind and not requiring significant movement or bodily exertion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A set of related activities including record-keeping, organizing, accounting, communicating, editing, or managing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Work that is part of a bureaucracy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Any work that takes place in an office except facility maintenance and janitorial services
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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