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office

office [noun] (WORK PLACE)

US

/ˈɑː.fɪs/

UK

/ˈɒf.ɪs/

Example:

Our central office is in New York.

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

Persian equivalent:

Click here.

Example:

Our central office is in New York.

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Oxford Essential Dictionary

office

noun

1 a place where people work, usually at desks:
I work in an office

2 a place where you can buy something or get information Look at post office and ticket office.

3 Office one part of the government:
the Foreign Office

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

office

of‧fice S1 W1 /ˈɒfəs, ˈɒfɪs $ ˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑office, ↑officer, ↑official, ↑officialdom, ↑officialese, ↑officiousness; adverb: ↑officially ≠ ↑unofficially, ↑officiously; adjective: ↑official ≠ ↑unofficial, ↑officious; verb: ↑officiate]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin officium 'service, duty, office', from opus 'work' + facere 'to do']
1. BUILDING [countable] a building that belongs to a company or an 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 [countable] 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) American English 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 two to four on Mondays and Thursdays.
4. JOB [uncountable and countable] 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 [countable] 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? ⇨ ↑box office, ↑post office, ↑registry office
7. DOCTOR [countable] American English the place where a doctor or ↑dentist examines or treats people SYN surgery British English
8. sb’s good offices/the good offices of somebody formal help given by someone who has authority or can influence people
through the good offices of somebody
I managed to obtain a visa through the good offices of a friend in the Service.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

office

of·fice [office offices] [ˈɒfɪs] [ˈɔːfɪs] [ˈɑːfɪs] noun

ROOM/BUILDING

1. countable a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks

• The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.

• Are you going to the office today?

• an office job

• office workers

see also back office, head office

2. countable a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk

• Some people have to share an office.

• Come into my office.

3. countable (NAmE) (BrE sur·gery) a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients

• a doctor's/dentist's office

4. countable (often in compounds) a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service

• the local tourist office

• a ticket office

see also box office, registry office

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

5. Office countable used in the names of some British government departments

• the Foreign Office

• the Home Office

• the Office of Fair Trading

IMPORTANT POSITION

6. uncountable, countable an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this

• She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.

• How long has he been in office?

• The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years.

• The present government took office in 2009.

• to seek/run for office

• (BrE) to stand for office

• the office of treasurer

Idiom: through somebody's good offices

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

office / ˈɒf.ɪs / / ˈɑː.fɪs / noun (WORK PLACE)

A2 [ C ] 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

See picture in the office

See picture office equipment 1

See picture office equipment 2

[ 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:

The doctor does not make house calls - you will have to come to her office.

office / ˈɒf.ɪs / / ˈɑː.fɪs / noun [ C or U ] (RESPONSIBILITY)

C1 a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization:

the office of vice president

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

The Socialist party has been in office (= governing) / out of office (= not governing) for almost ten years.

She's held various offices during her time as a minister.

Office / ˈɒf.ɪs / / ˈɑː.fɪs / noun [ C ]

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

the Home Office

the Foreign Office

the Office of Fair Trading

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

office

/ɒfɪs, AM ɔ:f-/
(offices)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.
An office is a room or a part of a building where people work sitting at desks.
He had an office big enough for his desk and chair, plus his VDU...
At about 4.30 p.m. Audrey arrived at the office...
Telephone their head office for more details.
...an office block.
N-COUNT

2.
An office is a department of an organization, especially the government, where people deal with a particular kind of administrative work.
Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.
...Downing Street’s press office.
...the Congressional Budget Office.
N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES

3.
An office is a small building or room where people can go for information, tickets, or a service of some kind.
The tourist office operates a useful room-finding service.
...the airline ticket offices.
N-COUNT: usu supp N

4.
A doctor’s or dentist’s office is a place where a doctor or dentist sees their patients. (AM; in BRIT, use surgery)
N-COUNT

5.
If someone holds office in a government, they have an important job or position of authority.
The events to mark the President’s ten years in office went ahead as planned...
They are fed up with the politicians and want to vote them out of office...
The president shall hold office for five years...
He ran for office.
N-UNCOUNT: oft in/out of N

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

office
of·fice /ˈɑːfəs/ noun, pl -fic·es
1 [count]
a : a building or room in which people work at desks doing business or professional activities
• She works at/in our Chicago office.
• Are you going to the office today?
• The company's main/home office [=the company's most important office] is in San Francisco.
- often used before another noun
• A new office building [=a building with offices] is being built on Main Street.
• office equipment/supplies
• Our company is having an office party [=a party for the people who work at the office] next week.
• The company is renting office space downtown.
• office workers/staff
- see picture on the next page
b : a room with a desk where a particular person works
• The supervisor held an informal meeting in his office.
• Her office is on the top floor near the elevator.
• He misbehaved in class and was sent to the principal's office.
• We use the extra bedroom in our house as an office.
c chiefly US : a building or room where a doctor, lawyer, etc., works and meets with patients or clients
• We stopped by the lawyer's office to pick up some documents.
• the doctor's office [=(Brit) surgery]
- see also box office, oval office, ticket office
2 : the job or position of someone who has authority especially in the government

[noncount]

• He has been in office for a decade.
• He was voted out of office.
• He won the election and will take office at the beginning of the year.
• She has decided to leave office after two successful terms.
• She plans to run for office [=campaign to be elected to an office] again.
• U.S. senators are elected to a term of office of six years.

[count]

• She has held several public offices.
3 [count] : a department of a company, organization, government, or school.
• She went to the unemployment office.
• Where is the registrar's office on campus?
• the U.S. Patent Office
- see also foreign office, home office, post office, register office, registry office
good offices formal : help from someone who has power or authority
• I got the interview through the good offices of a former classmate.