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   office

   /ˈɒfɪs/

   noun

   • 1. a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work: "an office job" Similar place of businessplace of workworkplaceworkroomstudioheadquartersbasecentre
   • ▪ the local centre of a large business: "a company which has four US and four European offices" Similar branchdivisionsectionbureaudepartmentagency
   • ▪ a room, department, or building used to provide a particular service: "a ticket office"
   • ▪ the consulting room of a professional person: North American "a patient walks in to a doctor's office"
   • 2. a position of authority or service, typically one of a public nature: "the office of chief constable" Similar postpositionappointmentjobday joboccupationroleplacesituationstationfunctioncapacity
   • ▪ tenure of an official position, especially that of a Minister of State or of the party forming the government: "a year ago, when the President took office"
   • ▪ the quarters, staff, or collective authority of a particular government department or agency: "the Foreign Office"
   • 3. a service done for another or others: "rescued through the good offices of the Italian Ambassador, he was returned safely to England" Similar assistancehelpaidservicesinterventionintercessionmediationintermediationagencysupportbackingpatronageaegisauspicesadvocacy
   • ▪ a duty attaching to one's position: dated "the offices of a nurse" Similar choredutyjobtaskobligationassignmentserviceresponsibilitychargecommissionworkemployment
   • 4. the series of services of prayers and psalms said (or chanted) daily by Catholic priests, members of religious orders, and other clergy.
   • ▪ a service conducted daily as part of the office: "the noon office"
   • 5. the parts of a house given over to household work or to storage. dated British
   • ▪ a toilet. euphemistic

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’.

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   What does office mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! OFFICE definition: 1. a room or part of a building in which people work, especially sitting at tables with computers…. Learn more.

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   What is a place of business?

   • 1. a place where business is conducted. 2. a room assigned to a specific person or a group of persons in such a place. 3. a business or professional organization: working in an architect's office. 4. the staff that works in a place of business. 5. a position of duty, trust, or authority: the office of president.

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   What does it mean if you have an office job?

   • If you have an office job, it means that you go to work in an office, or a professional business place, every day. Your office is the place you work, meeting with colleagues, sitting at a desk, and wearing sneakers on Casual Friday.

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   Where did the word office come from?

   • The first records of the word office come from around 1200. It ultimately comes from the Latin officium, meaning “service” or “duty,” made from combining opus, meaning “work,” and facere, meaning “to do.” The word office often refers to the place where you work or the duties you are responsible for as part of your work.

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