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work off

verb

Meaning

  1. To lose (weight) by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.
  2. (by extension) To end (a debt) by doing labor for the person owed money.
  3. To produce (printed matter etc.) by some process of work.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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