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deadwork

deadwork noun: unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.

Noun

deadwork (uncountable)

  1. Unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.

Origin of deadwork

From dead + work.

Questions about deadwork

What does deadwork mean?
Deadwork means unprofitable work that is necessary as a preliminary, e.g. preparing a mine before ore can be extracted.
What part of speech is deadwork?
Deadwork is a noun.

Words near deadwork in the dictionary

  1. deadweight ton
  2. deadweight tons
  3. deadweights
  4. deadwood
  5. deadwoods
  6. deadwork
  7. deadworks
  8. Deadwyler
  9. deady
  10. deadzone
  11. deadzones

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