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paper

US /ˈpeɪpɚ/

noun Foundation · A2 Văn phòng

Definition

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

We ran out of printer paper, so please order more today.

Word Family

NounNoun
paper gốc paperer papering
VerbVerb
paper gốc
AdjectiveAdj
papery
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • documentwriting that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
  • articlea distinct section of a treaty or formal contract
  • newspapera daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

Collocations

  • Easy sheet of white paper
    to sheet of white paper, meaning to come down as if in sheets
  • Medium policy white paper
    describing policy white paper (a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group)
  • Hard publish in a peer-reviewed paper
    to publish in a peer-reviewed paper, meaning to put into print
  • Very Hard not worth the paper it is written on
    describing not worth the paper it is written on (negation of a word or group of words)

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