BOX OFFICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does box office mean? 

• BOX OFFICE (noun)
  The noun BOX OFFICE has 2 senses:

1. total admission receipts for an entertainment

2. the office where tickets of admission are sold

  Familiarity information: BOX OFFICE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOX OFFICE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Total admission receipts for an entertainment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("box office" is a kind of...):

gross; receipts; revenue (the entire amount of income before any deductions are made)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The office where tickets of admission are sold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

box office; ticket booth; ticket office

Hypernyms ("box office" is a kind of...):

business office; office (place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed)

Holonyms ("box office" is a part of...):

house; theater; theatre (a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented)