head officen.

Brit.

/ˌhɛd ˈɒfɪs/, U.S.

/ˌhɛd ˈɔfəs/,

/ˌhɛd ˈɑfəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, office n.

Etymology: < head n.¹ + office n. Compare earlier headquarters n. 2.

The principal office of a business constituting the centre for administration, policy-making, etc. Also in plural, and without article.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > office > [noun] > principal

head house1516

head office1676

home office1840

headquarters1922

1676 Proclam. Lord Lieut. & Council Ireland 26 May 2 The head Office or generall Office of the Revenue at Dublin.

1740 Country Jrnl. 6 Dec. 1/2 All Vellum, Parchment, and Paper..shall..be brought to the Head-Office for stamping.

1767 Statute 7 Geo. III in Statutes at Large (1771) X. xliv. 362 Every jobb Coach licensed at the Head Office in London, which shall be driven or let to Hire on private Contract..shall be liable to the like Penalty.

1850 T. Bullion Internal Managem. Country Bank xiii. 106 You have continually to remit specie to head-office.

1894 Bankers’ Mag. Feb. 628 The head offices of the company are situated in the upper part of the building.

1933 A. G. Macdonell England, their England vi. 70 I was warned by telephone, my Lord, from our Head Office.

1972 Woman 4 Mar. 10/2 If you ever feel you have been badly treated [by the bank], complain—first to the branch and, if that's no good, then wake up head office.

2003 Franchise Mag. New Year Issue 127/1 By making a simple phone call to head office you can have an expert come out to help and advise you.

Compounds

General attributive, as head office accounts, etc.

ΚΠ

1869 Bradshaw's Railway Man. 21 390 Head office accounts, local.

1893 Accountant 8 July 628/2 Cheetham Hill branch's balance in the head office Ledger agrees with head office's balance in the Cheetham Hill books.

1907 Electr. Rev. 3 May 720/1 The head office telephone No. is 5,432 Central.

1920 Standard 29 May 631/2 The annual head office report of the London & Lancashire shows total funds in excess of $50,000,000.

1990 L. H. Birnie Rock & Hard Place ix 168 Carter's main daily duty was to..prepare a cash deposit for the bank in Sherbrooke and a cash report for processing in the Montreal head-office computer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	head office
释义	head officen. Brit. /ˌhɛd ˈɒfɪs/, U.S. /ˌhɛd ˈɔfəs/, /ˌhɛd ˈɑfəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, office n. Etymology: < head n.¹ + office n. Compare earlier headquarters n. 2. The principal office of a business constituting the centre for administration, policy-making, etc. Also in plural, and without article. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > office > [noun] > principal head house1516 head office1676 home office1840 headquarters1922 1676 Proclam. Lord Lieut. & Council Ireland 26 May 2 The head Office or generall Office of the Revenue at Dublin. 1740 Country Jrnl. 6 Dec. 1/2 All Vellum, Parchment, and Paper..shall..be brought to the Head-Office for stamping. 1767 Statute 7 Geo. III in Statutes at Large (1771) X. xliv. 362 Every jobb Coach licensed at the Head Office in London, which shall be driven or let to Hire on private Contract..shall be liable to the like Penalty. 1850 T. Bullion Internal Managem. Country Bank xiii. 106 You have continually to remit specie to head-office. 1894 Bankers’ Mag. Feb. 628 The head offices of the company are situated in the upper part of the building. 1933 A. G. Macdonell England, their England vi. 70 I was warned by telephone, my Lord, from our Head Office. 1972 Woman 4 Mar. 10/2 If you ever feel you have been badly treated [by the bank], complain—first to the branch and, if that's no good, then wake up head office. 2003 Franchise Mag. New Year Issue 127/1 By making a simple phone call to head office you can have an expert come out to help and advise you. Compounds General attributive, as head office accounts, etc. ΚΠ 1869 Bradshaw's Railway Man. 21 390 Head office accounts, local. 1893 Accountant 8 July 628/2 Cheetham Hill branch's balance in the head office Ledger agrees with head office's balance in the Cheetham Hill books. 1907 Electr. Rev. 3 May 720/1 The head office telephone No. is 5,432 Central. 1920 Standard 29 May 631/2 The annual head office report of the London & Lancashire shows total funds in excess of $50,000,000. 1990 L. H. Birnie Rock & Hard Place ix 168 Carter's main daily duty was to..prepare a cash deposit for the bank in Sherbrooke and a cash report for processing in the Montreal head-office computer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1676
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