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PRONUNCIATION:

(MAYK-wuhrk)

MEANING:

noun: Work of little value, devised mainly to keep someone busy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From make, from Old English macian (to make) + work, from Old English worc (work). Earliest documented use: 1911.

USAGE:

“Use of the land wasn’t contemplated. Only clearing it. Much work done in the world is like this -- virtually meaningless. Make-work.”
Richard Ford; Make-Work; The New Yorker; Jun 5, 2017.

See more usage examples of make-work in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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