LBED_24_bofficeof·fice /ˈɒfəsˈɒː-, ˈɑː-/ noun1[countableC] a room or building where people work at desksThe agency recently closed its Houston office.
I’d like to see you in my office.
I applied for the job of office manager.
There is a shortage of low-cost office space.
I work in a large open-plan office (=an office without any walls dividing it into separate rooms).
→ assay office → back office → branch office → exchange office → front office → head office → home office → land office → receiving office → registered office → sales office → satellite office → small office/home office → sorting office → statistical office → tourist office2do a land office business American EnglishAmE informalCOMMERCE to do a lot of business and make a lot of moneyThe conference organizers did a land office business at first, but now watch people go to competitors’ events.
3[countableC]COMMERCE a room or building where people can go to buy tickets or get information, or for some other serviceInformation leaflets are available from the enquiry office.
The woman in the ticket office said there would be a train in five minutes.
the Opera House booking office
→ box office4[uncountableU]JOBS an important job or position, especially in a governmentHe is determined to stay in office until the end of the year.
When he took office, inflation was running at 84%.
5OfficeORGANIZATIONS used in the names of some British government departments and organizationsthe Foreign Office