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pa⋅per

[pey-per]
–noun
1. a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
2. a piece, sheet, or leaf of this.
3. something resembling this substance, as papyrus.
4. a written or printed document or the like.
5. stationery; writing paper.
6. a newspaper or journal.
7. an essay, article, or dissertation on a particular topic: a paper on early Mayan artifacts.
8. Often, papers. a document establishing or verifying identity, status, or the like: citizenship papers.
9. negotiable notes, bills, etc., as commercial paper or paper money: Only silver, please, no paper.
10. a promissory note.
11. papers,
a. Nautical. ship's papers.
b. rolling paper.
12. wallpaper.
13. toilet paper.
14. a sheet or card of paper with pins or needles stuck through it in rows.
15. a set of questions for an examination, an individual set of written answers to them, or any written piece of schoolwork.
16. Slang. a free pass to an entertainment.
–verb (used with object)
17. to cover with wallpaper or apply wallpaper to: They papered the bedroom last summer.
18. to line or cover with paper.
19. to distribute handbills, posters, etc., throughout: to paper a neighborhood with campaign literature.
20. to fold, enclose, or wrap in paper.
21. to supply with paper.
22. Informal. to deluge with documents, esp. those requiring one to comply with certain technical procedures, as a means of legal harassment: He papered the plaintiff to force a settlement.
23. Slang. to fill (a theater or the like) with spectators by giving away free tickets or passes.
24. Archaic.
a. to write or set down on paper.
b. to describe in writing.
–verb (used without object)
25. to apply wallpaper to walls.
–adjective
26. made of paper or paperlike material: a paper bag.
27. paperlike; thin, flimsy, or frail.
28. of, pertaining to, or noting routine clerical duties.
29. pertaining to or carried on by means of letters, articles, books, etc.: a paper war.
30. written or printed on paper.
31. existing in theory or principle only and not in reality: paper profits.
32. indicating the first event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.
33. Slang. including many patrons admitted on free passes, as an audience for a theatrical performance: It's a paper house tonight.
34. paper over, to patch up or attempt to conceal (a difference, disagreement, etc.) so as to preserve a friendship, present a unified opinion, etc.: to paper over a dispute.
35. on paper,
a. in written or printed form.
b. in theory rather than in practice.
c. existing only in a preliminary state; in a plan or design: The university building program is still only on paper.

Origin:
1325–75; ME papire < L papȳrus papyrus


pa⋅per⋅less, adjective
pa⋅per⋅like, adjective
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Slang Dictionary
paper

  1. n.
    a written document; written evidence supporting something. (Often with some.) : Send me some paper. Let's make this official.
  2. n.
    a forged check. (See also paper-pusher; paper-hanger.) : She was arrested for passing paper.
  3. n.
    money. : You don't get the goods till I get the paper.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

paper 
1341, from Anglo-Fr. paper, from O.Fr. papier, from L. papyrus "paper, paper made of papyrus stalks" (see papyrus). As shortened form of newspaper, first attested 1642. In plural, "collection of papers to establish one's identity, credentials, etc.," it is attested from 1685. The verb meaning "to decorate a room with paper hangings" is attested from 1774. Paperback is from 1899. Paperless is attested from 1971. Paper chase is British slang from 1932. Paper tiger (1952) translates Chinese tsuh lao fu, popularized by Mao Zedong.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

paper

A short-term unsecured note. This is generally used interchangeably with the term commercial paper.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pa·per
Function: noun
1 : a piece of paper containing a written statement: as a : a formal written composition or document often intended for publication papers> b : a document containing a statement of legal status, identity, authority, or ownership —often used in pl. whether applying to one or more items papers> papersMutual of Omaha> c : a document (as an answer, motion, or brief) prepared in furtherance of a legal action papers after the complaint required to be served upon a party shall be filed with the court —Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 5(d)>
2 : a document providing evidence of a financial obligation; especially : COMMERCIAL PAPER in this entry
accommodation paper
: commercial paper used by one party to accommodate another party
bearer paper
: commercial paper that is freely negotiable by the holder and is made payable to bearer —compare ORDER PAPER in this entry
chattel paper
: paper that sets out both a buyer's obligation to repay and a lender's or a seller's security interest in the goods bought or that contains the provisions of a lease of the goods
commercial paper
: a usually negotiable instrument (as a note, draft, or certificate of deposit) arising out of a commercial transaction; specifically : any of the instruments constituting the obligations of a business organization that are sold as investments
order paper
: commercial paper that is payable to order —compare BEARER PAPER in this entry—on paper : figured at face value
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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