office work

/ˈɔːfɪs wɜːrk/

noun

  1. Work done in an office, especially administrative or clerical tasks such as typing, filing, answering emails, and organizing or preparing documents.

    B1

    uncountable

    • "I do office work from Monday to Friday."A2
    • "She spends most of the morning doing office work."B1
    • "The job involves office work, including filing documents and answering phone calls."B1
    • "Much of the routine office work has been automated, allowing staff to focus on more complex tasks."C1

Common mistakes

  • do an office work→do office work

    Office work is uncountable here, so do not use 'an'.

  • office works→office work

    Use the singular uncountable form for this meaning, not the plural.

Collocations

do office workroutine office workday-to-day office workadministrative office workclerical office workoffice work experience

Word family

office workeroffice job