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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈbox ˌof•fice, n. - Show Business the office of a theater, etc., at which tickets are sold:[countable]Tickets are available from the box office.
- Show Business
- [uncountable] the amount of money from tickets purchased for a play, etc.:a good box office last night.
box-of•fice, adj. [usually: before a noun]box-office receipts. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024box′ of′fice, - Show Businessthe office of a theater, stadium, or the like, at which tickets are sold.
- Show Business[Theat.]
- receipts from a play or other entertainment.
- entertainment popular enough to attract paying audiences and make a profit:This show will be good box office.
box-of•fice (boks′ô′fis, -of′is),USA pronunciation adj. - Show Businessof or pertaining to the box office or to the business and commercial aspects of the theater:a box-office window;box-office receipts;a box-office attraction.
- adjective, adjectival use of box office 1805–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: box office n - an office at a theatre, cinema, etc, where tickets are sold
- the public appeal of an actor or production
- (as modifier): a box-office success
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