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working papers
plural noun
- legal papers often required for employment, as by an immigrant worker or temporary employee.
- legal papers enabling a minor in the United States to work under certain conditions.
working papers
plural noun
- papers or notes showing the intermediate stages of a proposal, solution, etc, arrived at or being worked on
- legal documents that certain people in some countries must possess to be allowed to work
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Word History and Origins
Origin of working papers1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
For the time being, the hoods and punks were having a tough time of it, with working papers demanded as constant identification.
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The Commission is now asking for working papers of an attorney.
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I am not going to discuss any working papers in my possession.
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All of the officers listed above attended and prepared "working papers."
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As soon as she finished grammar school she was served, so to speak, with her working papers.
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