working papers

working papers
noun
1. records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project
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the auditor was required to produce his working papers

• Hypernyms: ↑record
2. a legal document giving information required for employment of certain people in certain countries
• Syn: ↑work papers, ↑work permit

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1. legal papers often required for employment, as by an alien.
2. legal papers enabling a minor in the U.S. to work under certain conditions.
[1925-30]

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working papers UK US noun [plural]
in the US, an official document that children under the age of 16 and people who were not born in the US must have before they are allowed to work
Thesaurus: documents giving permission to do somethinghyponym to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym

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working papers,
documents, as a certificate of age, that permit a child to work.

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noun [plural]
US : official documents that allow a person who is younger than 16 years old or who was born in a different country to have a job in the U.S.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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