what is an office?

Question

what are the functions of an office?
what is the importance of an office?

Answer 1

of‧fice  /ˈɔfɪs, ˈɒfɪs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[aw-fis, of-is] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun 1. a room, set of rooms, or building where the business of a commercial or industrial organization or of a professional person is conducted: the main office of an insurance company; a doctor's office.

An office is a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organisation with specific duties attached to it (see officer, office-holder, official); the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the term office may refer to business-related tasks. In legal writing, a company or organization has offices in any place that it has an official presence, even if that presence consists of, for example, a storage silo rather than an office.

An office is an architectural and design phenomenon and a social phenomenon, whether it is a tiny office such as a bench in the corner of a "Mom and Pop shop" of extremely small size (see Small Office, Home Office, Xerox Office) through entire floors of buildings up to and including massive buildings dedicated entirely to one company. In modern terms an office usually refers to the location where white-collar workers are employed during the day.


2. a room assigned to a specific person or a group of persons in a commercial or industrial organization: Her office is next to mine.
3. a business or professional organization: He went to work in an architect's office.
4. the staff or designated part of a staff at a commercial or industrial organization: The whole office was at his wedding.
5. a position of duty, trust, or authority, esp. in the government, a corporation, a society, or the like: She was elected twice to the office of president.
6. employment or position as an official: to seek office.
7. the duty, function, or part of a particular person or agency: to act in the office of adviser.
8. (initial capital letter) an operating agency or division of certain departments of the U.S. Government: Office of Community Services.
9. (initial capital letter) British. a major administrative unit or department of the national government: the Foreign Office.
10. Slang. hint, signal, or warning; high sign.
11. Often, offices. something, whether good or bad, done or said for or to another: He obtained a position through the offices of a friend.
12. Ecclesiastical. a. the prescribed order or form for a service of the church or for devotional use.
b. the services so prescribed.
c. Also called divine office. the prayers, readings from Scripture, and psalms that must be recited every day by all who are in major orders.
d. a ceremony or rite, esp. for the dead.

13. a service or task to be performed; assignment; chore: little domestic offices.
14. offices, Chiefly British. a. the parts of a house, as the kitchen, pantry, or laundry, devoted mainly to household work.
b. the stables, barns, cowhouses, etc., of a farm.

15. Older Slang. privy.


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[Origin: 1200–50; ME < OF < L officium service, duty, ceremony, presumably contr. of opificium, equiv. to opi-, comb. form akin to opus opus + -fic-, comb. form of facere to make, do1 + -ium -ium]

—Related forms
of‧fice‧less, adjective


—Synonyms 5. post, station, berth, situation. See appointment. 7. responsibility, charge, trust. 13. work, duty.
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Answer 2

The place I am in now would be a office...It is where people cunduct business. It is designated so people would not wander into your house randomly asking to do business at any point and time.

Answer 3

office means an address or contact number
office is for keeping records of transactions
importance of office is for convenience of employees and for planning how to satisfy customer.

Answer 4

a great movie

Answer 5

Are you serious??? You dont know WTH an office is???????????????

Answer 6

its the best comedy show ever