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Definition: Meaning of, office in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɒfɪs /

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office offices
  1. building [countable] a building that belongs to a company or organization, with rooms where people can work at desks
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  2. room [countable] a room where someone has a desk and works, on their own or with other people
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  3. office hours the time between about 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, when people in offices are working
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  4. office hours American English the time during the day or week when students can meet with their teacher in the teacher's office
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  5. job [uncountable and countable] an important job or position with power, especially in government
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  6. Office used in the names of some government departments
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  7. place for information [countable] a room or building where people go to ask for information, buy tickets etc
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  8. doctor [countable] American English the place where a doctor or DENTIST examines or treats people [=  surgery British English]
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  9. somebody's good offices/the good offices of somebody formal help given by someone who has authority or can influence people
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office used in phrases

  • Central Office of Information
    1. a British government organization that produces books, reports etc giving information about the activities of the various government departments
  • Divine Office (noun)
    1. e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church church service canonical prayers recited daily by priests
  • Divine Office, the
    1. the daily prayers and ceremonies used by ROMAN CATHOLIC priests
  • Executive Office of the President (noun)
    1. the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
  • Foreign Office (noun)
    1. the Foreign Office the British government department that is responsible for dealing with matters concerning other countries
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office (noun)
    1. another name for the Foreign Office
  • French Foreign Office (noun)
    1. the French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris
  • Government Accounting Office (noun)
    1. an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States
  • Government Printing Office (noun)
    1. an agency of the legislative branch that provides printing and binding services for Congress and the departments and establishments of the federal government
  • Home Box Office
    1. a US CABLE TELEVISION company that mostly shows films
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