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- [aw-fis, of-is]
- /ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs/
- /ˈɒfɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-fis, of-is]
- /ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs/
Definitions of office word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of OFFICE Microsoft Office 3
- noun office a room, set of rooms, or building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted: the main office of an insurance company; a doctor's office. 1
- noun office a room assigned to a specific person or a group of persons in a commercial or industrial organization: Her office is next to mine. 1
- noun office a business or professional organization: He went to work in an architect's office. 1
- noun office the staff or designated part of a staff at a commercial or industrial organization: The whole office was at his wedding. 1
- noun office a position of duty, trust, or authority, especially in the government, a corporation, a society, or the like: She was elected twice to the office of president. 1
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Origin of office
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English < Old French < Latin officium service, duty, ceremony, presumably contraction of opificium, equivalent to opi-, combining form akin to opus opus + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ium -ium
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Parts of speech for Office
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
office popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
office usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for office
noun office
- workplace — a person's place of employment.
- headquarters — a center of operations, as of the police or a business, from which orders are issued; the chief administrative office of an organization: The operatives were always in touch with headquarters.
- agency — An agency is a business which provides a service on behalf of other businesses.
- bureau — A bureau is an office, organization, or government department that collects and distributes information.
- building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
adjective office
- clerkly — of or like a clerk
- clerical — Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.
- scribal — a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- white-collar — belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes.
- secretarial — noting, of, or pertaining to a secretary or a secretary's skills and work: a secretarial school.
Antonyms for office
noun office
- fun — something that provides mirth or amusement: A picnic would be fun.
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- distrust — to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
- irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- home — Lord, Douglas-Home.
adjective office
- home-grown — grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption: homegrown tomatoes.
- stay-at-home — not inclined to travel or seek diversions or pastimes outside one's residence, area, or country.
- homelike — like or suggestive of home; familiar; warmly comfortable.
- indoor — occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors: indoor games.
- handcrafted — handicraft.
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