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BUSINESS OFFICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
Example:
he rented an office in the new building
Synonyms:
business office; office
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("business office" is a kind of...):
business establishment; place of business (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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "business office"):
box office; ticket booth; ticket office (the office where tickets of admission are sold)
countinghouse (office used by the accountants of a business)
government office (an office where government employees work)
central office; headquarters; home base; home office; main office ((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; an office where seamen are hired)
Holonyms ("business office" is a part of...):
office block; office building (a building containing offices where work is done)
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