office

office

noun

Definition of OFFICE

1

a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization <the company's main office is in Atlanta>

Synonyms agency, arm, branch, bureau, department, desk, office, service

Related Words subdepartment, subdivision

2

something one must do because of prior agreement <one of the chief offices of a friend is to be there in someone's hour of need>

Synonyms burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do [archaic], duty, imperative, incumbency, need, office, responsibility

Related Words oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word; arrangement, prearrangement, setup; compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust; debt, payment, tribute; compulsion, constraint, restraint; must, requirement; coercion, duress, force; appointment, engagement, reservation; burden, onus

Near Antonyms grace, postponement, stay; discharge, ease, exemption, release, relief, waiver; loophole; alternative, choice, option, pick, preference, selection