volunteer work — unpaid help
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
Work that you do to help people or an organization without getting paid, usually because you want to support a cause or community.
Say it like a native
Textbook She engages in unremunerated charitable labour.
Native She does a lot of volunteer work.
Natural; 'unremunerated charitable labour' is absurd.
Pattern: do volunteer work; be involved in volunteer work
In use
- She does volunteer work at the local animal shelter every weekend.daily life
- In my opinion, doing volunteer work is a great way to gain experience and help the community at the same time.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ I make volunteer work at the shelter.
✓ I do volunteer work at the shelter.
You DO volunteer work, not 'make' it.
Common collocations
do volunteer work— do, a lot of, local, involves
Don't confuse it
Not the same as 'paid work' or 'part-time job', which you get money for.