inwork verb 2noun 1forms 4 verb2 •(no longer used) To work in or into. •(no longer used) To work or operate within. noun1 •(rare) Indoor work; work done inside the home.Many respondents saw their earnings as a marginal, even though often essential, contribution to the household budget and one outside the formal constraints of inwork. — 1981 formsinworked · inwrought · inworking · inworks