Meaning of office in English

office

noun

/ˈɒf.ɪs/ us

/ˈɑː.fɪs/

office noun (WORK PLACE)

a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers, phones, etc., usually as a part of a business or other organization:

the director's office

I didn't leave the office until eight o'clock last night.

office equipment

office workers

[ C ]

a part of a company:

They have offices in Paris, London, and Madrid.

[ C ] US

(UK surgery)

a place where you can go to ask advice from or receive treatment from a doctor or dentist:

physician's office I have an appointment at the physician's office on Tuesday.

dentist's office Tyler went to the dentist's office for a routine checkup.

office visit In the days after the accident, the doctor saw him in two office visits.

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Debbie has a summer job clerking in an office.
He concocted a story about working late at the office.
It's very convenient that you live near the office.
The proposed new office tower is a steel and glass structure 43 storeys high.
We're an international company with offices in Paris, New York and Sydney.

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Office practices

Enterprises

Medical places & organizations

office noun (RESPONSIBILITY)

C1 [ C or U ]

a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization:

the office of vice president

hold office As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years.

in office The Socialist party has been in office (= governing) for almost ten years.

out of office The president is likely to be out of office (= not governing) next year.

She's held various offices during her time in government.

The new President takes office on January 20th.

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Organizations - position & status

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Office

noun [ C ]

/ˈɒf.ɪs/ us

/ˈɑː.fɪs/

a department of the national government in Britain, or an official government organization:

the Home Office

the Foreign Office

the Office of Fair Trading

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UK politics: government departments & organizations

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(Definition of office from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

office | American Dictionary

office

noun

/ˈɔ·fɪs, ˈɑf·ɪs/

office noun (WORK PLACE)

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[ C ]

a place in a building where a business is carried on by people working at desks (= special tables) used for writing and for holding telephones and computers:

an office building

I didn’t leave the office until nearly 8 o’clock.

[ C ]

An office is also the place of business where a doctor, lawyer, or other professional sees people:

The doctor’s office was filled with people.

office noun (GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT)

[ C ]

a part of a government department:

the Office of Management and Budget

the Patent Office

office noun (RESPONSIBILITY)

[ C/U ]

a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization:

[ U ] elective office

[ C ] the office of executive vice president

[ U ] The governor retired after 12 years in office.

(Definition of office from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

office | Business English

office

noun

/ˈɒfɪs/ us

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[ C ] WORKPLACE

a room or building in which people work, especially sitting at desks with computers, phones, etc., as a part of a business or other organization:

The meeting is at their offices in San Diego.

local/regional/overseas office It would be so much easier if they delegated the authority to the regional office.

set up/open an office The company has just set up an office in New York.

Firms eligible for the fund are those that have a branch office in the region.

office jobs/work

office staff/workers

office supplies/equipment/furniture

A large open plan office can be made up of one main room with tens or hundreds of people working in the same space.

the office

WORKPLACE

someone's place of work:

I don't leave the office until 7p.m. most days.

He's not in the office right now; he's out at a meeting.

[ C ] WORKPLACE

a room in which one person, or a small number of people, works:

in my/your/her, etc. office Please come and see me in my office later.

They share an office and consult each other on all important decisions.

John uses the spare room at home as an office.

[ C ]

a room or part of a building where you can get information, buy tickets, etc.:

a ticket/enquiry office

[ C ] WORKPLACE US

the place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients:

She sees most of her patients at her downtown office.

[ C or U ] GOVERNMENT

a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization:

be in/out of office The new president has now been in office for over a year.

hold/leave/take office In the five years she's held office, she has initiated many changes within the Department of Justice.

He's held various offices during his time as minister.

public/executive/corporate office

Office

GOVERNMENT

a department of the national government, or an official government organization:

the Home Office

the Foreign Office

the Office of Fair Trading

the Office of Thrift Supervision

Examples of office

office

People casually walked in and out of his office, made requests in a conversational tone, and were answered conversationally.

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Unfortunately, parties have only limited resources with which to prepare for office.

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Obviously, by competing in parliamentary elections, parties compete for office, but this does not mean that their goal is actually to attain office.

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Many professors run their graduate 'masters' classes as offices in which the students work on their projects.

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This may imply that the cost of attempting to remain in office outweighs the benefit.

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This was a desperate attempt by whig leaders to embarrass a succeeding tory government and carry themselves back into office.

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Therefore, they weigh the utility of getting a higher office by the probability of winning against the possible costs of running.

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She just yelled through the open door that separated the reception area from his office.

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It was the statistics office that assumed the prerogative of selection.

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There the user can save the current status of the declaration for further editing or submit it to the tax office.

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The "office" is what endows a particular human being with authority.

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There must also be a party for which they can vote that promises to translate their fears into remedial government policy if elected to office.

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Put another way, a state in which only bad politicians run for and are elected to office may be a self-enforcing equilibrium.

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Free from fear of prosecution, former military officers were active in business and held elected office.

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Some benefit is obtained from 'spill-air' from the air-conditioned courtrooms and offices, which escapes into the atrium from the balconies.

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Collocations with office

office

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administrative office

On the southern side lies the administrative office of the monastery.

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consular office

Firstly, the consular office must be devoted exclusively to consular business.

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corner office

Moreover, multiple offices within have several different views, and recessed corners provide additional corner offices on the 9th and 10th floors.

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What is the pronunciation of office, Office?

Translations of office

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辦公室, 辦公樓, 辦事處…

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办公室, 办公楼, 办事处…

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oficina, consultorio, consulta…

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escritório, consultório, clínica…

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कचेरी/ऑफिस, कार्यालय / कंपनीचे विभाग, क्लिनिक / डॉक्टर/दंतचिकित्सक यांच्या कचेरीला म्हणतात…

会社, 事務所, （チケット、情報を扱う）案内所…

iş yeri, büro, yazıhane…

bureau [masculine], office [masculine], fonction [feminine]…

oficina…

kantoor, ambt…

ஒரு அறை அல்லது மக்கள் வேலை செய்யும் ஒரு கட்டிடத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி, குறிப்பாக கணினிகள், தொலைபேசிகள் போன்றவற்றைக் கொண்ட மேஜையில் அமர்ந்திருக்கும் ஒரு இடம். பொதுவாக ஒரு வணிக அல்லது பிற அமைப்பின் ஒரு பகுதியாக…

कार्यालय, दफ्तर, किसी कंपनी का एक भाग…

કાર્યાલય, કંપની, પેઢીનો ભાગ…

kontor, kontor-, -kontor…

kontor, expedition, inneha sitt ämbete…

pejabat, kuasa, jawatan…

das Büro, Büro-…, das Amt…