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Meaning of "lost property office" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOST PROPERTY OFFICE

lost property office  [lɒst ˈprɒpətɪ ˈɒfɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOST PROPERTY OFFICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lost property office is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOST PROPERTY OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lost and found

A lost and found, lost property, or lost articles is an office in a large public building or area where visitors can go to retrieve lost articles that may have been found by other visitors. Frequently found at museums, amusement parks and schools, a lost and found will typically be a clearly marked box or room in a location near the main entrance. Some lost and found offices will try to contact the owners of any lost items if there are any personal identifiers available. Practically all will either sell, give or throw away items after a certain period has passed to clear their storage. Chicago-based Startup crowdfynd has provided an alternative that utilizes mobile, social and web interaction between businesses and event management teams and the customers who lose items.

Definition of lost property office in the English dictionary

The definition of lost property office in the dictionary is a place where lost property is kept.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOST PROPERTY OFFICE


air-to-surface
ˈɛətəˌsɜːfɪs
artifice
ˈɑːtɪfɪs
back-office
ˈbækˌɒfɪs
edifice
ˈɛdɪfɪs
interoffice
ˌɪntərˈɒfɪs
Memphis
ˈmɛmfɪs
office
ˈɒfɪs
orifice
ˈɒrɪfɪs
preface
ˈprɛfɪs
surface
ˈsɜːfɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOST PROPERTY OFFICE

loss
loss adjuster
loss leader
loss ratio
losses
lossless
lossmaker
lossmaking
lossy
lost
lost and found
lost cause
Lost Generation
lost property
lost soul
lost tribes
lost-and-found
lost-and-found column
lost-and-found department
lostness

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOST PROPERTY OFFICE

back office
box office
branch office
front office
head office
head post office
Home Office
in office
main office
out of office
Oval Office
Patent Office
post office
press office
public prosecutor´s office
registered office
sacrifice
suffice
the office
the Oval Office
the Stationery Office

Synonyms and antonyms of lost property office in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lost property office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOST PROPERTY OFFICE

Find out the translation of lost property office to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lost property office from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lost property office» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拾物招领处
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oficina de objetos perdidos
570 millions of speakers

English

lost property office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खो संपदा कार्यालय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَكْتَبُ الْـمَفْقُودَاتِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бюро находок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

setor de achados e perdidos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অফিস হারানো সম্পত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bureau des objets trouvés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kehilangan harta tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fundbüro
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遺失物取扱所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분실물 보관소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor properti sing ilang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phòng giữ đồ thất lạc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொலைந்த சொத்திற்கான அலுவலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गमावलेला मालमत्ता कार्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kayıp eşya bürosu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ufficio oggetti smarriti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biuro rzeczy znalezionych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

камера зберігання забутих речей
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

birou de obiecte pierdute
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γραφείο απωλεσθέντων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlore eiendom kantoor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hittegodsavdelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hittegodskontor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lost property office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOST PROPERTY OFFICE»

The term «lost property office» is normally little used and occupies the 126.432 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOST PROPERTY OFFICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lost property office» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lost property office» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lost property office

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOST PROPERTY OFFICE»

Discover the use of lost property office in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lost property office and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Lost Property
But Josh's family has been slowly falling apart since his older brother disappeared two years before. Then Josh comes across a clue to Michael's whereabouts in the Lost Property Office where he's working for the holidays.
James Moloney, 2005
2
The Airports Authority of India Act, 1994
Reg. 7] The Airports Authority of India (Lost Property) Regulations, 2003 32A 4. Delivery of lost property to the Lost Property Office. — (1) Subject to the provisions of the Customs Act and of the rules and regulations made thereunder, *[Duty ...
3
The Arthashastra
(4.6.13-15 } LOST PROPERTY OFFICE The Governor-General of the City shall be responsible for the custody of lost property and strays [e.g. runaway slaves or animals]. (2.36.43} A lost property office shall be set up in the customs house/toll  ...
Kauṭalya, L. N. Rangarajan, 1992
4
Mediterranean Europe
Lost Property All objects found in Paris (except those picked up on the trains or in train stations) – are brought to the Bureau des Objets Trouvés (Lost Property Office; Map pp212-13; %08 21 00 25 25; www ...
‎2009
5
Word for All God's Family
Make a model of a lost property office. • Make a display of things you would expect to find in a lost property office. • Make a large notice saying 'Lost property office.' • Bake a cake and place inside it a foil-wrapped gift. Eat the cake and find the ...
Leslie J. Francis, Diane Drayson, 1997
6
Western Europe
Lost Property All objects found in Paris (except those picked up on the trains or in train stations) – are brought to the Bureau des Objets Trouvés (Lost Property Office; Map pp294-5; %08 21 00 25 25; www ...
‎2009
7
Writing Skills Student's Book: A Problem-Solving Approach
Working in groups of two or three, choose the most appropriate suggestions from those given below the letter. Then compare your answers and your reasons with those of other groups. Lost Property Office, British Rail, London SW1 Dear Sirs, ...
Norman Coe, Robin Rycroft, Pauline Ernest, 1983
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Frommer's Australia 2011
For items lost on trains, contact the Lost Property Office, 494 Pitt St., near Central Railway Station (02/9379 3000). The office is open Monday through Friday from 8 :30am to 4:30pm. For items left behind on planes or at the airport, go to the ...
Lee Mylne, Marc Llewellyn, Ron Crittall, 2010
9
Frommer's Australia 2005
For items lost on trains, contact the Lost Property Office, 494 Pitt St., near Central Railway Station (& 02/9379 3000). The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm. For items left behind on planes or at the airport, go to the  ...
Marc Llewellyn, Lee Mylne, 2004
10
Conversations With Children
M.: “ Auntie 0., do you know that T. got some new shoes to-dayP Or else he'd have lost his toes, which were already peeping out, and then we'd have had to get them again from the lost property office.” T. : ” What is a lost property office P ” M.
Katz, David & Katz, Rosa, Katz David & Katz Rosa, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOST PROPERTY OFFICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lost property office is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gold hoard buried in Nazi era or just after WW2 found in Germany
... that archaeologists have reported it to the lost property office and conducted research, will be displayed at Museum Lueneburg on Sunday. «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
2
A prosthetic limb, and a Danger Mouse costume are among …
Items unclaimed in left luggage are taken to the lost property office, filling the storage room with tents, camping chairs, footballs, rugs and picnic ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon sidelines
According to the Sun newspaper, the Wimbledon lost property office had one wheelchair, 64 umbrellas, one prosthetic limb, 60 pairs of glasses, ... «Ten Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
4
A day in the life: the Lost Property Office
A day in the life: the Lost Property Office. Hats, hats, more hats, and umbrellas and sunglasses of course. That's not to mention the rather more ... «Wimbledon, Jul 15»
5
Restaurant Review: Lost Property
It will come as no surprise to learn that it's named after the former Huddersfield Corporation lost property office, which Huddersfield born and ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
6
Why do TV dramas always end so badly?
Or maybe there's some enormous TV Drama Endings lost property office where all the good endings sit on shelves, waiting to be picked up and ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
7
Bus business Stagecoach to trial book-swap scheme on Gloucester …
Diane Walton, who has worked at the firm's lost property office for 20 years, said common items left behind included swimming kits and 'smelly' ... «South West Business, Jul 15»
8
Stagecoach West introduces 'free' book scheme on Gloucester buses
Diane Walton, who has worked at the firm's lost property office for 20 years, said common items left behind included swimming kits and 'smelly' ... «South West Business, Jul 15»
9
TV Star Rivera Dishes for Tarcher
... rights to James R. Hannibal's middle-grade thriller The Lost Property Office. Harvey Klinger agent Sara Crowe handled the deal for Hannibal, ... «Publishers Weekly, Jun 15»
10
Thousands of items lost on Queensland trains
"We are often surprised by what people leave on trains and the sheer volume of lost property processed at our Roma Street Lost Property Office ... «Brisbane Times, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Lost property office [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lost-property-office>. Apr 2024 ».
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