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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
office
/ˈɑfɪs/
noun
building of set of rooms used to do business or professional activities
- “The post office is across the street from the bank.”Tatoeba
- “They were whispering around that he frequently steals office supplies.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)