" office "

[Noun]  | "of*fice" | \ ˈä-fəs \

1: a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it

2: a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority

3: a prescribed form or service of worship; specifically Office : divine office

Origin: 13th century ;

 Middle English, "position of authority, duties of a position, proper function, ecclesiastical service, space used for business or domestic functions," borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin officium "beneficial act in fulfillment of an obligation, duty, functions in a position, post" (Late Latin, "ecclesiastical service"), contraction of opificium (attested in sense "constructive work"), from opi- (base of opis, *ops "power, ability" and oper-, opus "work, effort") + facere "to make, do, bring about" + -ium, deverbal suffix of function or state {mat|opus|}, {mat|do:1|};

  * Note : Though officium is formally a contraction of opificium, their senses diverge, the latter noun maintaining a transparent relation to the agent noun opifex "craftsman, artificer.";

[Noun]  | "office boy" 

1: a boy or man employed for odd jobs in a business office

Origin: 1842 ;

[Noun]  | "office girl" 

1: a girl or woman employed to do simple jobs in an office

[Noun]  | "office hours" 

1: the time during the day when people work in an office

2: the time during the day when a teacher is available to meet with students in his or her office

3: a time during the day when people can see a doctor or dentist

[Noun]  | "office park" 

1: an area with several buildings that are full of offices : an area for office buildings

[Noun]  | "booking office" 

1: a ticket office; especially : one in a railroad station

Origin: 1814 ;

[Noun]  | "box office" 

1: an office (as in a theater) where tickets of admission are sold

2: income from ticket sales (as for a film)

3: the ability (as of a show) to attract ticket buyers; also : something that enhances that ability

Origin: 1741 ;

[Noun]  | "Divine Office" 

1: the office for the canonical hours of prayer that priests and religious say daily

Origin: 15th century ;

[Plural noun]  | "office politics" 

1: the activities, attitudes, or behaviors that are used to get or keep power or an advantage within a business or company

[Adjective]  | "back-office" | \ ˈbak-ˈä-fəs \

1: of or relating to the inner workings of a business or institution : internal

Origin: 1915 ;

[Noun]  | "office"