office
1office — [ ɔfis ] n. m. • v. 1190; lat. officium I ♦ 1 ♦ Vieilli Fonction que l on doit remplir, charge dont on doit s acquitter. ⇒ charge, emploi, fonction. Résigner un office. Loc. fig. Remplir son office : produire son effet naturel, jouer pleinement… …
2office — 1. (o fi s ) s. m. 1° Devoir de la vie. • Le ciel plus propice M envoie un compagnon en ce pieux office, CORN. Pomp. V, 1. • Il [le roi] m envoie Faire office vers vous de douleur et de joie, CORN. Hor. IV, 2. • Si votre main puissante… …
3office — of‧fice [ˈɒfs ǁ ˈɒː , ˈɑː ] noun 1. [countable] a room or building where people work at desks: • The 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… …
4Office — Of fice, n. [F., fr. L. officium, for opificium; ops ability, wealth, help + facere to do or make. See {Opulent}, {Fact}.] 1. That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a… …
5office — of·fice n 1: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by governmental authority and for a public purpose qualified to hold public office; broadly: a special duty or position of authority hold an office of trust 2: a place where business or… …
6office — (n.) mid 13c., a post, an employment to which certain duties are attached, from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. office (12c. in Old French), from L. officium service, duty, function, business (in Ecclesiastical Latin, church service ), lit. work doing, from… …
7Office — Of fice, v. t. To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …
8Office — (franz., spr. offīß , und engl., spr. óffis), Amt, Dienst; dann auch soviel wie Bureau, Geschäftslokal etc …
9Office — Office, 1. Anrichteraum in Gasthäusern, auch Büfett und Zimmer für Bedienung; 2. Amtsstube, Kanzlei; 3. Werkstätte; 4. Kaufladen …
10Office — (frz., spr. fíhß, und engl., spr. óffiß), Amt, Bureau, Geschäftslokal …
