See Also: small office/home office(dictionary)
office(dictionary)
office boy(dictionary)
box office(dictionary)
Met Office, the(dictionary)
office(1)(dictionary)
Office(medicine)
office building(dictionary)
front office(dictionary)
head office(dictionary)

office (oh)



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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; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin officium 'service, duty, office', from opus 'work' + facere 'to do']
?BUILDING?
[C] 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
?ROOM?
[C] 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.
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.
?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)
Office
used in the names of some government departments
::the Foreign Office
::the Office of the District Attorney
?PLACE FOR INFORMATION?
[C] 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?
-see also box office , post office , registry office
?DOCTOR?
[C] AmE the place where a doctor or dentist examines or treats people
British Equivalent: surgery
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.