front desk
noun
: the desk in a building where visitors are greeted
We checked into the hotel at the front desk.
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The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Increases in the most in-demand roles such as front desk associates, housekeepers and cooks were flat or grew slightly year-over-year.
—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Just inside, a narrow hallway leads to a front desk staffed by an employee and a security guard wearing a vest.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
These full-size fragrances, which can also be purchased at the hotel’s front desk, include options that leans more feminine, one that is gender neutral, and one that leans more masculine.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Increases in the most in-demand roles such as front desk associates, housekeepers and cooks were flat or grew slightly year-over-year.
—Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 21 July 2025
Just inside, a narrow hallway leads to a front desk staffed by an employee and a security guard wearing a vest.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
These full-size fragrances, which can also be purchased at the hotel’s front desk, include options that leans more feminine, one that is gender neutral, and one that leans more masculine.
—Sherrie Nachman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Front desk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/front%20desk. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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