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busywork

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bus·y·work  (bz-wûrk)
n.
Activity, such as schoolwork or office work, meant to take up time but not necessarily yield productive results.
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Noun1.busywork - active work of little valuebusywork - active work of little value; "while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork"
make-work
work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
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