English > business office: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed. |
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| Synonym | office |
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| Part of | office building, office block | A building containing offices where work is done |
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| Narrower | box office, ticket office, ticket booth | The office where tickets of admission are sold |
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| countinghouse | Office used by the accountants of a business |
| government office | An office where government employees work |
| headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home base | (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise |
| life office | life assurance office |
| loan office | An office where loans are negotiated and repaid |
| newsroom | An office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station |
| shipping office | The office of a shipping agent |
| Broader | place of business, business establishment | An establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
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| Spanish | oficina |
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| Catalan | oficina |
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