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  home office

  noun

  the main office of a company.
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  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

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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Example Sentences

When she was married, her house had enough space for a home office and a room where she kept her Peloton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 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

“We made this in my spare bedroom, and the animators made it from their home office in rural Ireland, and we weren’t thinking about the Academy Museum when we made it.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

The winning candidate needs a distraction-free home office and must be game for odd hours because co-workers are spread across time zones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

We lived in a split-level house with the den, my daddy's home office, and Mrs. Baylor’s room and bath on the upper level.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English