transitive verb
Etymology: work (III)
1. : to dispose of or get rid of by work or activity
work off a debt
pick a fight to work off a grudge
: finish up
when current defense contracts are worked off — Time
2. : to print in final form for delivery or further processing : run off
work off a poster
work off a job
3. : to palm off : pass off
tried to work off the poem as his own