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maintenance officeA department or office responsible for the upkeep, repair, and general maintenance of buildings, facilities, or equipment

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A department or office responsible for the upkeep, repair, and general maintenance of buildings, facilities, or equipment

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmeɪntənəns ˈɔːfɪs/

Korean meaning: 건물, 시설물, 장비의 유지보수와 수리를 담당하는 부서나 사무실

Korean pronunciation: **메인**터넌스 **오**피스

Example Sentences

  • The maintenance office is closed on weekends, so my broken toilet will have to wait until Monday.
  • I've called the maintenance office five times about my leaky faucet, but they keep saying 'we'll get to it soon.'
  • The maintenance office in our apartment building is surprisingly efficient and friendly.

maintenance office

NOUN

//ˈmeɪntənəns ˈɔːfɪs//

A department or office responsible for the upkeep, repair, and general maintenance of buildings, facilities, or equipment

maintenance office concept
💡 Concept

A department or office responsible for the upkeep, repair, and general maintenance of buildings, facilities, or equipment

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maintenance office rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Good governance starts at the maintenance office - providing sustenance for all operations!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈmeɪntənəns ˈɔːfɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmeɪntənəns ˈɒfɪs/

🌳Etymology

Rootmaintain
Suffix--ance

Origin

maintenance는 라틴어 'manus(손)'와 'tenere(잡다)'에서 유래되어 '손으로 잡고 지키다'라는 의미였고, office는 라틴어 'officium(의무, 봉사)'에서 나와 업무를 수행하는 장소를 뜻하게 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

enancesustenancegovernance
enance
sustenance
governance

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The maintenance office is closed on weekends, so my broken toilet will have to wait until Monday.

😄 Fun example

I've called the maintenance office five times about my leaky faucet, but they keep saying 'we'll get to it soon.'

The maintenance office in our apartment building is surprisingly efficient and friendly.

Students should submit all repair requests to the maintenance office during business hours.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

facility managementproperty management officebuilding servicesrepair department

Antonyms

tenant officeresident services

Related

janitorsuperintendentfacility managerrepair servicebuilding management