Meaning & use
satellite office
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Meaning
nouncountablebusiness
A smaller branch office located away from a company's main headquarters, often serving a particular area or function.
Grammar: Countable; use 'a satellite office' for one and 'satellite offices' for more than one.
Patterns
- a satellite office of a company
- open a satellite office
- work at a satellite office
The bank opened a satellite office in the northern suburbs.
She works at a satellite office of a large law firm.
The company's satellite office handles customer support for the region.
Word forms
| plural | satellite offices |
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Common combinations
- open a satellite office
- The startup plans to open a satellite office in Berlin next year.
- a satellite office of
- This is a satellite office of our main branch in Chicago.
- work at a satellite office
- He works at a satellite office and only visits headquarters monthly.
- satellite office staff
- Satellite office staff often communicate with headquarters by video call.
Synonyms and how they differ
- branch office
- A branch office is a more general term for any secondary office, while satellite office often suggests a smaller, more distant or support-focused location.
- regional office
- A regional office serves a specific geographic region and may have more authority, whereas a satellite office is usually smaller and less independent.
Opposites
Commonly confused: satellite office or satellite?
satellite office vs satellite
A satellite can be a moon or a spacecraft; the phrase satellite office refers specifically to a branch workplace.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'satellite office' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A satellite office is a smaller branch workplace, so the sentence about handling local deliveries fits. The first option confuses it with a spacecraft, and the others treat it as an object or software.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “satellite office”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.