interoffice

Meaning

1. 1adjectivebefore a nounbusiness

   Happening, sent or used between different offices of the same organization.

   Grammar: Comes before a noun: interoffice memo, not the memo is interoffice.

   Patterns

   • interoffice mail
   • interoffice memo

   Please send the signed forms by interoffice mail.

   The company replaced its interoffice phone system last year.

   An interoffice memo announced the change in vacation policy.

Common combinations

interoffice mail

The package arrived in interoffice mail.

interoffice memo

An interoffice memo went out on Friday.

interoffice communication

Interoffice communication improved after they adopted a chat app.

interoffice envelope

She reused the interoffice envelope for the contract.

interoffice transfer

He asked for an interoffice transfer to the Chicago branch.

Synonyms and how they differ

internal

Internal is wider, meaning inside the organization at all, while interoffice stresses movement between separate offices.

intercompany

Intercompany refers to dealings between separate companies, not offices of one organization.

inter-departmental

Inter-departmental refers to departments, which may be in one office, while interoffice refers to offices.

in-house

In-house means done within the organization and says nothing about offices.

Opposites

Word family

office noun

a place where administrative work is done

intra-office adjective

within a single office

inter- prefix

between or among

interdepartmental adjective

between departments

Commonly confused: interoffice or intra-office?

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