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head office

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Offices
ˌhead ˈoffice noun  BBO[countable] the main office of a company 〔公司的〕总部
Examples from the Corpus
head officeBy Monday, he was back at head office orchestrating the move.Or you can reach us at head office on Darlington 381313.But there were far too few new faces, and far too many head office honchos.The protocol at Ingard House was far more elaborate than at the head office of the bank.These offshore branches can not close or fail while the head office remains open.
From Longman Business Dictionaryhead officeˌhead ˈoffice (also main office)1[countable, uncountable] the main office of a companyThere is a customer liaison department at head office.New York used to house the main offices of hundreds of top companies.2[uncountable] the managers who work at the main office of a companyMost of the important decisions are made by head office. office
ˌhead ˈoffice nounChineseSyllable
the company Business main Corpus a of office


head office
ˌhead ˈoffice noun
[countable] the main office of a company


head officeBrE /ˌhed ˈɒfɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌhed ˈɔːfɪs/ 🔊, /ˌhed ˈɑːfɪs/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable + singular or plural verb] the main office of a company; the managers who work there 总公司;总部Their head office is in New York. 他们的总部在纽约。🔊🔊I don't know what head office will think about this proposal. 我不知道总公司对此提议会有何想法。🔊🔊