Papers
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpeɪpɚz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Papers is a noun meaning plural of paper.
Meaning
plural of paper.
More Meanings
- Official documents or identification, as a passport.
- A collection of documents, unpublished writing or correspondence in an archive or library collection.
- (Australia) cigarette papers
- third-person singular simple present indicative of paper
Example Sentences
He lost his papers while travelling and had a hard time getting home.
"All right, if you happen to be over that way, just get me some fags. No, wait a shake, get me a tin of cigarette tobacco and some papers."
Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.
The arrival of the British Consul at Bangkok shall not take place before the ratification of this Treaty, nor until ten vessels owned by British subjects, sailing under British colours and with British papers, shall have entered the port of Bangkok for purposes of trade, subsequent to the signing of this Treaty.
Synonyms for papers
Depending on context, synonyms include document.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include document, stock, paperwork, books, works, work.
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