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officing

officing is the present participle and gerund of office.

Meaning of office

Verb

office (third-person singular simple present offices, present participle officing, simple past and past participle officed)

  1. To provide (someone) with an office.
    • Is he officed in Congressional Relations or is he officed in SCA?1966, United States. Congress. Senate, Hearings - Volume 8, page 451
  2. (intransitive) To have an office.
    • "I believed that Dave was just doing a favor for his brother," said Somerville, who added that he assumed Lou and Dave officed together.1988 December 2, Grant Pick, “He Survived Operation Greylord”, in Chicago Reader, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2010

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Phrases with officing

Questions about officing

What is officing the present participle and gerund of?
Officing is the present participle and gerund of office.

Words near officing in the dictionary

  1. officinae
  2. officinal
  3. officinalisinin
  4. officinally
  5. officinas
  6. officing
  7. officing up
  8. officious
  9. officious intermeddler
  10. officious intermeddlers
  11. officiously

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