work off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wurk awf, of]
- /wɜrk ɔf, ɒf/
- /wɜːk ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wurk awf, of]
- /wɜrk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of work off words

noun work off exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil. 1
noun work off productive or operative activity. 1
noun work off employment, as in some form of industry, especially as a means of earning one's livelihood: to look for work. 1
noun work off one's place of employment: Don't phone him at work. 1
noun work off something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or undertaking: The students finished their work in class. 1
noun work off materials, things, etc., on which one is working or is to work. 1

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Origin of work off

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English worke, Old English worc, replacing Middle English werk(e), Old English weorc, cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon werk, Old High German werah, werc (German Werk), Old Norse verk, Greek érgon; (v.) Middle English worken, derivative of the noun, replacing Middle English wyrchen, Old English wyrcean; cognate with German wirken, Old Norse verkja, Gothic waurkjan

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Parts of speech for Work off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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work off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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