office hours

of·fice hour

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [aw-fis, of-is ouuh r, ou-er]
- /ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
- /ˈɒfɪs aʊər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-fis, of-is ouuh r, ou-er]
- /ˈɔ fɪs, ˈɒf ɪs aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/

Definitions of office hours words

noun plural office hours hours when a business is open 1
noun plural office hours Office hours are the times when an office or similar place is open for business. For example, office hours in Britain are usually between 9 o'clock and 5 o'clock from Monday to Friday. 0
noun plural office hours the hours during which an office is open for business 0
noun plural office hours the number of hours worked in an office 0
noun office hours the hours during which an office is normally open for business or consultation 0

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Origin of office hours

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Office hours

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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office hours popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.