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office

noun

of·​fice ˈä-fəs How to pronounce office (audio)
ˈȯ-
1
a
: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it
b
: a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority
2
: a prescribed form or service of worship
specifically, capitalized : divine office
3
: a religious or social ceremonial observance : rite
4
a
: something that one ought to do or must do : an assigned or assumed duty, task, or role
b
: the proper or customary action of something : function
c
: something done for another : service
5
: a place where a particular kind of business is transacted or a service is supplied: such as
a
: a place in which the functions of a public officer are performed
b
: the directing headquarters of an enterprise or organization
c
: the place in which a professional person conducts business
6
offices plural, chiefly British : the apartments, attached buildings, or outhouses in which the activities attached to the service of a house are carried on
7
a
: a major administrative unit in some governments
British Foreign Office
b
: a subdivision of some government departments
Patent Office

Synonyms

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function, office, duty, province mean the acts or operations expected of a person or thing.

function implies a definite end or purpose or a particular kind of work.

the function of language is two-fold: to communicate emotion and to give information Aldous Huxley

office is typically applied to the function or service associated with a trade or profession or a special relationship to others.

they exercise the offices of the judge, the priest, the counsellor W. E. Gladstone

duty applies to a task or responsibility imposed by one's occupation, rank, status, or calling.

it is the judicial duty of the court, to examine the whole case R. B. Taney

province applies to a function, office, or duty that naturally or logically falls to one.

I felt it was not my province to inquire Anne Brontë

Example Sentences

She works at our Chicago office. Are you going to the office today? The supervisor held an informal meeting in his office. Her office is on the top floor near the elevator. He misbehaved in class and was sent to the principal's office. We use the extra bedroom in our house as an office. We stopped by the lawyer's office to pick up some documents. He has been in office for a decade. He was voted out of office. He won the election and will take office at the beginning of the year. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Chief Executive John Lee has taken a number of steps to ease the city’s isolation since being sworn into office on July 1. Felix Tam, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2022 The satisfaction of this car are mostly wired into the driver's office. Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022 Ann Wolf took that tack for a local client who wanted to welcome daylight into a home office in the rear of her home. Allison Duncan, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The stock market had its worst day since Joe Biden came into office. Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 Accenture is encouraging but not mandating employees to come into the office. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Kinzinger, for one, released a three-minute audio compilation of vitriol and threats called into his office, including from one caller who threatened his wife and newborn baby. Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Then, Cradock called the plaintiff into his office without explanation and forced her into a surprise meeting with her abuser, the lawsuit claims. Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Fickell walks into his office and tells him to expect a phone call. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, "position of authority, duties of a position, proper function, ecclesiastical service, space used for business or domestic functions," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin officium "beneficial act in fulfillment of an obligation, duty, functions in a position, post" (Late Latin, "ecclesiastical service"), contraction of opificium (attested in sense "constructive work"), from opi- (base of opis, *ops "power, ability" and oper-, opus "work, effort") + facere "to make, do, bring about" + -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state — more at opus, do entry 1

Note: Though officium is formally a contraction of opificium, their senses diverge, the latter noun maintaining a transparent relation to the agent noun opifex "craftsman, artificer."

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of office was in the 13th century

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