Meanings
home office1
plural home offices
- The headquarters of an organization.
I received a directive from home office.
1 more example
In this type of company, the development of capabilities and the decisions to diffuse them globally are essentially made in the company's home office.
2011, Kenneth A. Kim, Global Corporate Finance: A Focused Approach, page 11
Home Office2
- UKgovernmentThe British government department, headed by the Home Secretary, responsible for security and law enforcement in England and Wales.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA room, in a person's home, equipped as an office so that the person may work from home.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian домашен офис
- домашен офис (domašen ofis)room in a private home equipped for long-distance work
Chinese Mandarin 內政部 /内政部
- 內政部 /内政部 (Nèizhèngbù)ministry responsible for internal affairs
Danish hjemmekontor
- hjemmekontorroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
Finnish sisäasiainministeriö
- sisäasiainministeriöministry responsible for internal affairs
French bureau de l'Intérieur
- bureau de l'Intérieurministry responsible for internal affairs
German Homeoffice, Heimbüro
- Homeofficeroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
- Heimbüroroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
- Innenministeriumministry responsible for internal affairs
Hindi गृह मंत्रालय
- गृह मंत्रालय (gŕh mantrālay)ministry responsible for internal affairs
Hungarian otthonról végzettmunka (táv), otthoni munkavégzés
- otthonról végzettmunka (táv)room in a private home equipped for long-distance work
- otthoni munkavégzésroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
- otthoni iroda/munkahelyroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
- belügyminisztériumministry responsible for internal affairs
Indonesian rumah kantor
- rumah kantorroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
Norwegian Bokmål hjemmekontor
- hjemmekontorroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
Polish home office, Home Office
- home officeroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
- Home Officeministry responsible for internal affairs
Portuguese home office
- home officeroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
Spanish Ministerio del Interiro
- Ministerio del Interiroministry responsible for internal affairs
Swedish hemmakontor
- hemmakontorroom in a private home equipped for long-distance work
Yiddish אינלאַנד־מיניסטעריום
- אינלאַנד־מיניסטעריוםministry responsible for internal affairs
Cite this entry
home office. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20office
“home office.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20office. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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