Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

home office

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: home- of-fice
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The British government department, headed by the Home Secretary, responsible for security and law enforcement in England and Wales.

British usage

noun

The headquarters of an organization.

noun

A room, in a person's home, equipped as an office so that the person may work from home.

Example Sentences

"I received a directive from home office."
"In this type of company, the development of capabilities and the decisions to diffuse them globally are essentially made in the company's home office."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

the Home Office (canonical) home offices (plural)

Phrases

Foreign Office

Frequently Paired Words

Foreign Office

Synonyms

hoffice study headquarters central office main office home base

Questions

What does home office mean?: The British government department, headed by the Home Secretary, responsible for security and law enforcement in England and Wales.

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