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inwork

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Inwork (noun) means Work done indoors; tasks carried out inside the home.

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Work done indoors; tasks carried out inside the home.

"Many respondents saw their earnings as a marginal, even though often essential, contribution to the household budget and one outside the formal constraints of inwork." — Cragg, Dawson (1981)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

The word comes from Middle English *inwork, *inwerk, which developed from Old English inweorc (‘indoor work’), itself from Proto-West Germanic *inwerk; it can be analysed as in- + work. It is cognate with Scots inwark, inwork (‘domestic work, indoor work’).

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"inwork" (noun) means work done indoors; tasks carried out inside the home.