Phrase guide

office building

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A commercial building containing spaces for offices.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a building containing offices where work is done

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: office block

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: building, edifice

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 寫字樓 /写字楼 (xiězìlóu) — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 辦公樓 /办公楼 (bàngōnglóu) — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Chinese Mandarin: 辦公大樓 /办公大楼 (bàngōng dàlóu) — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Danish: kontorhus — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Danish: kontorbygning — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Dutch: kantoorgebouw — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Finnish: toimistotalo — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Finnish: toimistorakennus — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • French: immeuble de bureaux — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • German: Bürohaus — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • German: Bürogebäude — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Polish: biurowiec — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Portuguese: edifício de escritórios — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Russian: о́фисное зда́ние (ófisnoje zdánije) — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Spanish: edificio de oficinas — commercial building containing spaces for offices
  • Spanish: complejo de oficinas — commercial building containing spaces for offices