home office
The headquarters of an organizationThe headquarters of an organization.
» I was asked to buy some cakes on the way home from the office.
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2 sensesThe headquarters of an organization.
I received a directive from home office.
A room, in a person's home, equipped as an office so that the person may work from home.
Homeoffice, Heimbüro
- the government department in charge of domestic affairs
- (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
Examples
14 sentencesI was asked to buy some cakes on the way home from the office.
Tom's home and office were searched by the police.
ruДом и офис Тома были обысканы полицией. — Balamax
deToms Haus und Büro wurden von der Polizei durchsucht. — Esperantostern
Every now and then he drops in at this bookstore on his way home from the office.
deEr schaut hin und wieder auf dem Heimweg vom Büro in diesem Buchladen vorbei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The police searched Tom's home and office.
He sought a home near his office.
Translations
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Forms
plural: home offices| Singular | home office |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise:headquarterscentral officemain officehome base
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.