"office hours" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} office hours pl (plural only)
  1. The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (times when office workers are at their desks): работно време (rabotno vreme) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 辦公時間 (Chinese Mandarin), 办公时间 (bàngōng shíjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), kantooruren [neuter] (Dutch), toimistotyöaika (Finnish), toimistoaika (Finnish), heures ouvrables [feminine, plural] (French), Bürozeit [feminine] (German), Geschäftszeit [feminine] (German), Kassenstunden (english: cash-box hours) [feminine, plural] (German), Sprechstunden (med.) [feminine, plural] (German), (hivatali) munkaidő (Hungarian), 勤務時間 (kinmu jikan) (Japanese), 근무시간 (geunmusigan) (alt: 勤務時間) (Korean), ساعت کاری (Persian), horário comercial (Portuguese), horario de oficina [masculine] (Spanish), kontorstid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-office_hours-en-noun-flR6O2gh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'times when office workers are at their desks': 69 31
  2. A pre-arranged time when a person whose occupation frequently takes them away from their office during working hours is available in their office to answer questions or provide assistance without the requirement for an appointment. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Time Related terms: bankers' hours, business hours Translations (prearranged time when a person is available): 咨詢時間 (Chinese Mandarin), 咨询时间 (zīxún shíjiān) (Chinese Mandarin), spreekuur [neuter] (Dutch), vastaanottoaika (Finnish), permanence [feminine] (French), Sprechstunde [feminine] (German), Bürozeit [feminine] (German), Konsultationsstunde [feminine] (German), Beratungstermin [masculine] (German), fogadóóra (Hungarian), félfogadási idő (Hungarian), ügyfélfogadási idő (Hungarian), viðtalstími [masculine] (Icelandic), 質問待機時間 (shitshumon taiki jikan) (Japanese), horário de atendimento [masculine] (Portuguese), часы́ присутствия (časý prisutstvija) (Russian), приёмные часы́ (prijómnyje časý) (Russian), tutorías [feminine, plural] (Spanish), arbetstid [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-office_hours-en-noun-wydNMQF1 Disambiguation of Time: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'prearranged time when a person is available': 13 87

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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "word": "fogadóóra"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "word": "félfogadási idő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "word": "ügyfélfogadási idő"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "viðtalstími"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shitshumon taiki jikan",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "word": "質問待機時間"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "horário de atendimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "časý prisutstvija",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "word": "часы́ присутствия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prijómnyje časý",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "word": "приёмные часы́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "tutorías"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "prearranged time when a person is available",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arbetstid"
    }
  ],
  "word": "office hours"
}

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