What does office mean?
Definitions for office
ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪsof·fice
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word office.
Princeton's WordNet
office, business officenoun
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
"he rented an office in the new building"
agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authoritynoun
an administrative unit of government
"the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
function, office, part, rolenoun
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
"the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
office, powernoun
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
"being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"
office, office staffnoun
professional or clerical workers in an office
"the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
officenoun
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
"the offices of the mass"
position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situationnoun
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
GCIDE
Officenoun
The place where any kind of business or service for others is transacted; a building, suite of rooms, or room in which public officers or workers in any organization transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's office; the doctor's office; the Mayor's office.
Etymology: [F., fr. L. officium, for opificium; ops ability, wealth, help + facere to do or make. See Opulent, Fact.]
Wiktionary
officenoun
A building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed.
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
officenoun
A bureau, an administrative unit of government.
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
officenoun
A position of responsibility of some authority within an organisation.
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
officenoun
Rite, ceremonial observance of social or religious nature.
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
officenoun
Religious service, especially a liturgy officiated by a Christian priest or minister
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
officenoun
Major administrative division, notably in certain governmental administrations, either at ministry level (e.g. the British Home Office) or within or dependent on such a department.
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
officenoun
A task that one feels obliged to do.
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
officenoun
The parts of a house given over to household work, storage etc.
Etymology: From office, offis etc., and office, from officium, probably a contraction of opificium, from opifex, from opus + facere.
Freebase
Office
An office is generally a room or other area where people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the term "office" may refer to business-related tasks. In legal writing, a company or organization has offices in any place that it has an official presence, even if that presence consists of, for example, a storage silo rather than an office. An office is an architectural and design phenomenon, whether it is a small office such as a bench in the corner of a small business of extremely small size through entire floors of buildings up to and including massive buildings dedicated entirely to one company. In modern terms an office usually refers to the location where white-collar workers are employed.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Office
of′is, n. settled duty or employment: a position imposing certain duties or giving a right to exercise an employment: business: act of worship: order or form of a religious service, either public or private: that which a thing is designed or fitted to do: a place where business is carried on: (pl.) acts of good or ill: service: the apartments of a house in which the domestics discharge their duties.—ns. Off′ice-bear′er, one who holds office: one who has an appointed duty to perform in connection with some company, society, &c.; Off′icer, one who holds an office: a person who performs some public duty: a person entrusted with responsibility in the army or navy.—v.t. to furnish with officers: to command, as officers.—adj. Offic′ial, pertaining to an office: depending on the proper office or authority: done by authority.—n. one who holds an office: a subordinate public officer: the deputy of a bishop, &c.—ns. Offic′ialism, official position: excessive devotion to official routine and detail; Official′ity, Offic′ialty, the charge, office, or jurisdiction of an official: the official headquarters of an ecclesiastical or other deliberative and governing body.—adv. Offic′ially.—n. Offic′iant, one who officiates at a religious service, one who administers a sacrament.—v.i. Offic′iāte, to perform the duties of an office: (with for) to perform official duties in place of another.—n. Offic′iātor.—Give the office (slang), to suggest, supply information; Holy office, the Inquisition. [Fr.,—L. officium.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
office
An enduring organization that is formed around a specific function within a joint force commander
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
office
Any place or department appointed for the officers and clerks to attend in, for the discharge of their respective employments; as, the adjutant-general’s office, etc.
Editors Contribution
office
A type of open plan space where people work together with perfect, easy, accurate, simple, specific efficient and effective budgets, goals, law, legislation, objectives, plans, processes, procedures, rules, strategy, structure, systems, vision, treaties, communication and interaction.
The office is beautiful open plan and spacious and light.
Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'office' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #328
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Rank popularity for the word 'office' in Written Corpus Frequency: #520
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Rank popularity for the word 'office' in Nouns Frequency: #83
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of office in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of office in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of office in a Sentence
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Like any case at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office we want to bring closure to the families involved and the community. We are seeing greater interest in this case thanks to Tiger King and we encourage anyone who knows something to call 813-247-8200.
He has been placed on leave with pay pending the outcome of the criminal investigation by the Broward Sheriff Office and an Internal Affairs investigation by the Opa Locka Police Department.
The county prosecutor working with the U.S. Attorney's office decided to proceed first in state court to detain my client.
Continued gains in the labor market are driving increased demand for office space, over the last seven quarters, not only has the number of total jobs created per month gradually increased, but the number of higher-wage, office-using jobs has also increased.
I am deeply humbled to officially take the oath of office at this iconic occasion, and to participate in the transfer of leadership that is a cornerstone of our democracy.
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Translations for office
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- مكتبArabic
- канто́ра, бюро́, о́фисBulgarian
- oficinaCatalan, Valencian
- funkce, kancelář, úřadCzech
- bureau, kontorDanish
- Büro, Amt, DienstGerman
- γραφείοGreek
- oficejo, oficoEsperanto
- oficinaSpanish
- bulegoBasque
- دفتر, ادارهPersian
- virasto, toimisto, toimipaikka, ministeriö, virka, liikehuoneisto, konttoriFinnish
- skrivstovaFaroese
- bons offices, bon office, office, bureauFrench
- oifigIrish
- dreuchd, oifisScottish Gaelic
- કાર્યાલયGujarati
- משרדHebrew
- ऑफ़िस, दफ़तरHindi
- iroda, hivatalHungarian
- պաշտոն, բյուրո, գրասենյակArmenian
- kantorIndonesian
- kontoroIdo
- skrifstofaIcelandic
- ufficioItalian
- 執務室, 事務室, 事務所, オフィスJapanese
- ოფისი, ბიუროGeorgian
- ಕಛೇರಿKannada
- 사무실, 사무소, 事務所, 事務室Korean
- دایرهKurdish
- ministrija, dievkalpojums, pārvalde, ceremonija, kantoris, postenis, birojs, pakalpojums, amatsLatvian
- управа, канцела́рија, уред, дирекцијаMacedonian
- pejabat, opisMalay
- bureau, dienst, overheidsdienst, invloed, kantoorDutch
- kontorNorwegian
- urząd, biuro, stanowisko, funkcjaPolish
- mediação, escritórioPortuguese
- funcție, birou, departament, oficiu, ministerRomanian
- бюро, кабине́т, о́фис, ведомство, канцеля́рия, услуга, помощь, конто́ра, министерство, бюро́, управлениеRussian
- пословница, ured, управа, biro, pisarnica, uprava, биро, kancelarija, канцеларија, poslovnica, писарница, уред, upraviteljstvo, управитељствоSerbo-Croatian
- kanceláriaSlovak
- pisarna, uradSlovene
- kontor, byråSwedish
- afisi, ofisiSwahili
- büro, ofis, iş yeriTurkish
- бюро́, о́фіс, конто́раUkrainian
- دفتر, آفسUrdu
- văn phòngVietnamese
- bürVolapük
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