Definizione monolingua

office

office

1. second-person singular present active imperative of offici?

office (plural offices)

1. A building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed.
2. A bureau, an administrative unit of government.
3. A position of responsibility of some authority within an organisation.
4. rite, ceremonial observance of social or religious nature
5. religious service, especially a liturgy officiated by a Christian priest or minister
6. major administrative division, notably in certain governmental administrations, either at ministry level (e.g. the British Home Office) or within or dependent on such a department
7. (obsolete) a task that one feels obliged to do
   • 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Modern Library Edition (1995), page 144

     ...there I readily engaged in the office of pointing out to my friend the certain evils of such a choice.

8. (in plural) The parts of a house given over to household work, storage etc.
   • 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, III:

     A short passage, bare planked and dusty, led to the kitchen and offices.

Definizione dizionario office

	ufficio
	building or room
	Any room, set of rooms or building used for the administration of government service, business transactions or other work related activities.

impiego

funzione

	carica
	Ufficio o incarico pubblico.

compito

divisione

dovere

gabinetto

incarico

luogo

ministero

piazza

scrivania

sede

servizio

sportello

studio

Altri significati:

good office

Any building used for the administration of government service, business transactions or other work related activities.

rite, ceremonial observance of social or religious nature

administrative unit

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

A building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed.

(obsolete) a task that one feels obliged to do

(in plural) The parts of a house given over to household work, storage etc.

A position of responsibility of some authority within an organisation.

position of responsibility

ceremonial service

religious service, especially a liturgy officiated by a Christian priest or minister

A bureau, an administrative unit of government.

(‘good offices’) Mediation or help in resolving a dispute.

major administrative division, notably in certain governmental administrations, either at ministry level (e.g. the British Home Office) or within or dependent on such a department