office
∞
1.0
- noun
- /ˈɔfɪs/
- And I surprised her at her office to pick her up that day.
- office hours
- office building
- post office
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Watch on YouTubeNo himself, called me into his office and fired me.
- No himself, called me into his office and fired me.
- It's time to go to the office with Coach B.
- I'm not going into debt for an office in your home over COVID.
- But then we had regional crime school offices throughout the UK.
- And I went out to this guy's office in Tyson's Corner.
- This is my guest room slash office slash filming space.
- One of the rooms in your office has Star Wars wallpaper.
- You know, somewhere in the office, the basement.
- So a lot of office space is empty.
Examples
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I took the barcode number back to my office and thought, "This is not right."
Academic text (2015) -
This is my private office.
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I might as well leave the office and head back home.
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So this is a much better office space for us.
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But I am trying to find some office stuff for that office.
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Our Wi-Fi in this part of the office is not great.
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Now, get over to the office and report to Duffy.
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Furthermore, Arlene has a board in her office that marks the progress of each student.
Academic text (2008) -
I'm sorry I didn't have time to see you at my office today, Mr Newton.
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I might as well leave the office and head back home.
Synonyms
245
1.7
A place where people do their jobs
15
2.7
An area or room where you do your work, for example at an office desk
6
1.9
A place where people do paperwork and other work for a company
Idioms
Compounds
18
3.6
A government department or agency that works for the national government in the United States
- Formal
17
3.4
A government office that checks, gives, and keeps records of patents and trademarks
15
4.7
A U.S. government agency that helps the President prepare and oversee the federal budget
10
3.5
A government department that manages relations with other countries especially in the UK
10
3.5
Main office where leaders of a company or organization work and make decisions
- UK
5
3.7
A UK government department that handles immigration, security and police matters
- Formal
2
4.8
An independent U.S. agency that helps Congress check how the government spends public money
- Archaic
2
2.6
A young man who does simple office tasks like running errands and delivering messages
1
2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
- Formal
1
4.8
A former U.S. agency that printed and bound official government documents
1
4.4
A group of government offices that help the United States President carry out duties and make policy
A United States agency that builds and operates spy satellites to collect information for the government and military
- Formal
1
4.6
A United States Navy agency that gathers and studies information for security and operations
- Formal
1
9.9
A set of prayers that priests and some laypeople say at set times each day
- Formal
1
2.0
A government service that delivers letters and packages across the United States
1
3.0
A program in the Microsoft Office set used for tasks like writing, creating spreadsheets and making presentations
1
5.9
An independent agency that checks how the U.S. government spends money and reports to Congress
1
6.5
A former government office that made and put together official United States documents for Congress and federal departments
A former U.S. government agency that printed and bound official documents for Congress and other federal offices
1
4.7
A government office that deals with France's relations with other countries
A part of the U.S. Treasury that shares intelligence with officials who work on other countries' money and trade
An agency of the UN that worked to reduce drug use and crime worldwide
How Big
399
3.0
- UK
1
2.8
59
1.0
∞
1.0
317
3.5
72
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word office comes from the Latin officium, which meant 'service' or 'duty' and is the same root as official. Because it once meant a task to do, it later came to mean the room where people do those tasks, so an office is the place for work.