make-work
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- IPA /ˈmeɪkwəːk/
Noun
make-work noun
- An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.
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busyworktaskworkshopworkworkplainworkhandiworkplain workcraftworkinworkhandworkwageworkworkerymillworkallworkbasketweavingpiecework
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