ALL meanings of make-work
make-work
M m - noun make-work work, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed. 1
- noun make-work (chiefly US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need. 0
- adjective make-work (designating) a job, project, or assignment that serves no useful purpose other than to give an otherwise idle or unemployed person something to do 0