Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

spadework

noun

/ˈspeɪdˌwɜrk/

Definition

Preliminary or preparatory work that is necessary to accomplish a task.

Examples

Before launching the marketing campaign, we had to do a lot of spadework to understand our target audience.
The research involved several months of spadework to collect the necessary data.
They invested time in spadework to ensure the project’s success from the start.

Meaning

Spadework refers to the hard, often tedious work that lays the foundation for a larger project or effort. It involves doing the groundwork necessary for achieving a specific goal.