office

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W1S1 [ˈɔfıs US ˈo:-, ˈa:-] n
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1¦(building)¦
2¦(room)¦
3 office hours
4¦(job)¦
5 Office
6¦(place for information)¦
7¦(doctor)¦
8 somebody's good offices/the good offices of somebody
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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin officium 'service, duty, office', from opus 'work' + facere 'to do']
1.) ¦(BUILDING)¦
a building that belongs to a company or organization, with rooms where people can work at desks
▪ The department occupies an office just a mile from the White House.
main/head office
(=the most important office)
▪ The head office is in Edinburgh.
▪ Did you go to the office (=the office where you work) today?
at the office
▪ Have a nice day at the office.
local/regional office
▪ The agency has a network of regional offices.
office staff/workers/equipment etc
▪ Office staff need well-designed desks and chairs.
▪ the increased demand for office space
2.) ¦(ROOM)¦
a room where someone has a desk and works, on their own or with other people
▪ the manager's office
▪ Sorry, Ann's not in her office right now.
▪ Dan shares an office with Lisa.
3.) office hours
a) the time between about 9:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon, when people in offices are working
▪ Can you phone again during office hours?
b) AmE the time during the day or week when students can meet with their teacher in the teacher's office
▪ Professor Lee's office hours are from 2 to 4 on Mondays and Thursdays.
4.) ¦(JOB)¦ [U and C]
an important job or position with power, especially in government
▪ the office of President
in office
▪ She was celebrating ten years in office.
▪ A provisional military government took office (=started in an important job or position) .
hold office
(=have a particular important job or position)
▪ Trujillo held office as finance minister.
▪ a five year term of office (=period of time working in an important job)
5.) Office
used in the names of some government departments
▪ the Foreign Office
▪ the Office of the District Attorney
6.) ¦(PLACE FOR INFORMATION)¦
a room or building where people go to ask for information, buy tickets etc
information/ticket etc office
▪ the tourist office
▪ Is there a lost property office?
7.) ¦(DOCTOR)¦ AmE
the place where a doctor or ↑dentist examines or treats people
British Equivalent: surgery
8.) sb's good offices/the good offices of sb
formal help given by someone who has authority or can influence people
through the good offices of sb
▪ I managed to obtain a visa through the good offices of a friend in the Service.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • office — OFFICE. s. m. Devoir de la vie humaine, de la societé civile. Il est de l office d un Magistrat, d un bon Pasteur, d un bon citoyen. tous les offices de la vie civile. c est l office d un bon pere, d un bon mary, d un bon amy. Ciceron a fait un… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Office — Of fice, n. [F., fr. L. officium, for opificium; ops ability, wealth, help + facere to do or make. See {Opulent}, {Fact}.] 1. That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • office — of·fice n 1: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by governmental authority and for a public purpose qualified to hold public office; broadly: a special duty or position of authority hold an office of trust 2: a place where business or… …   Law dictionary

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  • office — (n.) mid 13c., a post, an employment to which certain duties are attached, from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. office (12c. in Old French), from L. officium service, duty, function, business (in Ecclesiastical Latin, church service ), lit. work doing, from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Office — Of fice, v. t. To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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