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n. Commissioned work, such as writing or acting, done usually by formula and in conformance with commercial standards.

n. Tedious, monotonous, or uninteresting work of any kind.

n. Work, usually of a professional nature, either repetitive or done to a formula.

n. professional work done according to formula

"John Scalzi on media tie-ins: "The assumption that tie-in novels are all hackwork is just that, an assumption ...""

labor    toil    labour   

liason    customisation    passivation    trois    dealing