office block

American  

noun

British.

1. a large office building.

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office block British  

noun

1. a large building designed to provide office accommodation

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Etymology

Origin of office block

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

While he worked from home, AOG Technics listed its primary address as a co-working space at a chic London office block close to Buckingham Palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck, having previously occupied an empty office block in northern Paris, used a former Paris university building for his show this last season.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Originally built as an office block in 1963, the Centre Point tower next to Tottenham Court Road underground station, remained unoccupied for over a decade, angering social justice campaigners.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

The bank he leads, JPMorgan Chase, said Thursday it would construct London’s largest office block.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

The blackened wreck of a burnt-out store confronted the office block, and behind it straggled a row of squalid shacks.

From Harding of Allenwood by Bindloss, Harold