Meaning & use

telework

verb·Academic

To perform one's job remotely, away from a central office, using computers and telecommunications.

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Many employees now telework full time instead of commuting downtown.

The agency allows staff to telework two days each week.

A note on using this word

Common in government and formal workplace policy language, largely interchangeable with "telecommute."

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