casework

noun

case·​work ˈkās-ˌwərk How to pronounce casework (audio)
: social work involving direct consideration of the problems, needs, and adjustments of the individual case (such as a person or family)
caseworker
ˈkās-ˌwər-kər How to pronounce casework (audio)
noun

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Borrowers may contact their representatives in Congress and open a casework file by going onto their website or calling their office. — Cora Lewis, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025 The layoffs — and the looming specter of potentially thousands more employees taking a buyout by a Friday deadline — have meant even less attention to the complicated casework of low-income elderly people and people with physical and intellectual disabilities, as ProPublica has reported. — Eli Hager, ProPublica, 12 Mar. 2025 Mental health, addiction, and inequality are all central to the casework of Launch Ministry. — Graham P. Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Even as her memos described deportation casework handled by immigration judges, the language echoed criticism Mr. Trump and his aides have directed at the department under the Biden administration, accusing it of being weaponized. — Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for casework

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First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of casework was in 1892

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casework

noun
case·​work ˈkā-ˌswərk How to pronounce casework (audio)
: social work involving close study of the problems and needs of a person or family
caseworker
-ˌswər-kər How to pronounce casework (audio)
noun

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casework

noun
case·​work ˈkā-ˌswərk How to pronounce casework (audio)
: social work involving direct consideration of the problems, needs, and adjustments of the individual case (as a person or family in need of financial or psychiatric aid)
caseworker
-ˌswər-kər How to pronounce casework (audio)
noun

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