Office

Kannada Meaning

English Meaning

1. A place in which business, clerical, or professional activities are conducted.
2. The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place.
3. A duty or function assigned to or assumed by someone. See Synonyms at function.
4. A position of authority, duty, or trust given to a person, as in a government or corporation: the office of vice president.
5. A subdivision of a governmental department: the U.S. Patent Office.
6. A major executive division of a government: the British Home Office.
7. A public position: seek office.
8. Chiefly British The parts of a house, such as the laundry and kitchen, in which servants carry out household work.
9. A usually beneficial act performed for another. Often used in the plural.
10. Ecclesiastical A ceremony, rite, or service, usually prescribed by liturgy, especially:
11. Ecclesiastical The canonical hours.
12. Ecclesiastical A prayer service in the Anglican Church, such as Morning or Evening Prayer.
13. Ecclesiastical A ceremony, rite, or service for a special purpose, especially the Office of the Dead.