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office hours
nounmasculinegeneral usevery common/ɨʃpɨˈðjẽtɨ/ex·pe·di·en·te
Definitions
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The period of time during which business is conducted, especially in an office or public service; working hours.
Usage examples
“The public office's hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.”
“Call during office hours to speak to the director.”
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office hoursbusiness hoursregular hours
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The set of documents, files, or administrative tasks to be dealt with.
Usage examples
“The secretary has a lot of paperwork to clear today.”
“The backlog of paperwork after the holidays was enormous.”
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bureaucratic paperworkclear the paperwork