office hours

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plural noun

the hours during which a professional person or an office conducts regular business.

the hours a person spends working in an office.

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Origin of office hours

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby office hours

office block, office-block ballot, office boy, office girl, officeholder, office hours, office junior, Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, Office of Defense Transportation, Office of Economic Opportunity, Office of Price Administration

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How to use office hours in a sentence

How do you feel about Archer and the gang abandoning the cartel and returning to the office?
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Two witnesses outside the Charlie Hebdo office building quoted the Kouachi brothers claiming they were members of al Qaeda.
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Is it sort of evidence of the Gladwellian 10,000 hours theory?
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Together, the teams are working 24 hours a day for a product that promises much higher risk than it does profit.
The Race for the Ebola Vaccine|Abby Haglage|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Who among Scalise's constituents could possibly care if he supported naming a post office for a black judge who died in 1988?
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
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It is the dramatic impulse of childhood endeavouring to bring life into the dulness of the serious hours.
Children's Ways|James Sully
The place was well defended by earthworks and natural parapets, and for several hours the issue of the contest was doubtful.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
It was close upon twelve o'clock, and the "Rooms" had been open to the public for two hours.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
The product is then multiplied by the number of cubic centimeters voided in twenty-four hours and divided by 1000.
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British Dictionary definitions for office hours

office hours

pl n

the hours during which an office is open for business

the number of hours worked in an office

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