Office definition

Office as a noun

1. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

   "he rented an office in the new building"

   Same sense: business office

2. an administrative unit of government

   "Office of Management and Budget"

   Same sense: agency, authority, government agency, federal agency, bureau

3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

   Same sense: part, role, function

4. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

   "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"

   Same sense: power

5. professional or clerical workers in an office

   "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"

   Same sense: office staff

6. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities

   "the offices of the mass"

7. a job in an organization

   Same sense: place, post, position, situation, berth

Synonyms and antonyms

• business office
• agency
• authority
• government agency
• federal agency
• bureau
• part definition
• role definition
• function
• power definition
• office staff
• place definition
• post definition
• position definition
• situation definition
• berth

All synonyms of office, sense by sense

How to say office

Office has 2 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

OFFICE in word games

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

15

Anagrams

1

Is OFFICE a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check OFFICE in the word checker, or unscramble OFFICE to see its 1 anagram and the shorter words in its letters.