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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/

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

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

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

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

🎵Rhyme

enancesustenancegovernance
enance
sustenance
governance

🔗Collocations

call the maintenance office
maintenance office hours
report to maintenance office
maintenance office staff
emergency maintenance office
building maintenance office
maintenance office request

📝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.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

facility managementproperty management officebuilding servicesrepair department

Antonyms

tenant officeresident services

Related

janitorsuperintendentfacility managerrepair servicebuilding management

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