inwork
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English *inwork, *inwerk, from Old English inweorc (“indoor work”), equivalent to in- + work. Cognate with Scots inwark, inwork (“domestic work, indoor work”).
Noun
inwork (uncountable)
- (rare) Indoor work; work done inside the home.
- 1981, Cragg, Dawson, Great Britain. Dept. of Employment, Qualitative research among homeworkers:
- 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.
- 1981, Cragg, Dawson, Great Britain. Dept. of Employment, Qualitative research among homeworkers:
Etymology 2
From in- + work. Compare Dutch inwerken (“to affect, orient”), German einwirken (“to influence, impinge”).
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