box office

US: (boks′ô′fis, -of′is)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ˈbox ˌof•fice, n. 

1. Show Business the office of a theater, etc., at which tickets are sold:
   [countable] Tickets are available from the box office.
2. Show Business
   • [uncountable] the amount of money from tickets purchased for a play, etc.:
     a good box office last night.

box-of•fice, adj. [usually: before a noun]

box-office receipts.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

box′ of′fice, 

1. Show Business the office of a theater, stadium, or the like, at which tickets are sold.
2. Show Business [Theat.]
   • receipts from a play or other entertainment.
   • entertainment popular enough to attract paying audiences and make a profit:
     This show will be good box office.
• 1780–90

box-of•fice  (boks′ô′fis, -of′is), adj. 

1. Show Business of or pertaining to the box office or to the business and commercial aspects of the theater:
   a box-office window;
   box-office receipts;
   a box-office attraction.

• adjective, adjectival use of box office 1805–15

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box office noun

1. an office at a theatre, cinema, etc, where tickets are sold
2. the public appeal of an actor or production
3. (as modifier): a box-office success