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• home office
  home office

  noun

  the main office of a company.
• Home Office
  Home Office

  noun

  government the national department responsible for the maintenance of law and order, immigration control, and all other domestic affairs not specifically assigned to another department

home office

American  

noun

home offices plural

1. the main office of a company.

2. (initial capital letters) the governmental department in Great Britain dealing with domestic matters, as elections, naturalization, and the control of police.

3. a work or office space set up in a person's home and used exclusively for business on a regular basis.

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Home Office British  

noun

1. government the national department responsible for the maintenance of law and order, immigration control, and all other domestic affairs not specifically assigned to another department

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• home offices
  plural

Example Sentences

An IT company set up a home office for McClain to roll up to his desk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

She currently works for AT&T 8.5 hours a day, starting at 4:55 a.m. in her home office.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

In 2021, more than a year after I had stopped seeing clients in person in rented offices due to the pandemic, I had the opportunity to furnish and decorate my own home office.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He immediately called King’s new home office, the headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in Atlanta.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson