A counting-house. In early use. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > workplace > office > [noun] (28) counterc1386 A counting-house. In early use. Obsolete. officec1405 A room, set of rooms, or building used as a place of business for non-manual work; a room or department for clerical or administrative work. Also (in… counting-house?1608 spec. A building, room, or office in a commercial establishment, in which the book-keeping, correspondence, etc., are carried on; also attributive… kutcheri1610 An office of administration, a courthouse. Also the business office of an indigo-planter, etc. bureau1702 An office for the transaction of government or public business. In later use (chiefly U.S.): a specialized agency that operates as a subdivision… counting-room1712 = counting-house, n. c. (Chiefly in U.S.) dufter1791 An office where documents are kept; (more generally) any business office. cabin1979 Indian English. An office; an office cubicle. Subcategories:— principal (4) — local branch (2) — offshoot (1) — of a department of works (1) — of professional man (1) — of chancellor (2) — of secretary (1) — of East India Company (2) — reception (1) — department for appointment, training, etc. (3) — staffroom (2) |
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