Buro
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Buro is a noun meaning a desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath.
Meaning
a desk, usually with a cover and compartments for storing papers etc. located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath.
More Meanings
- (US) a chest of drawers for clothes
- (chiefly non-native speakers' English) an office
Example Sentences
Mrs. Arp opens her school and stands 'em up by the buro to say their lessons.
… a member of both the council of ministers and the Cuban Communist Party's political buro.
One can only speculate about the appearance of the "New-fashion buro" advertised for sale in the Boaton Gazette of May 1, 1750.
… an employment buro said on Tuesday. The retrenchments took place between November last year and March 1998, the Employment Buro of Africa's regional manager, Chris Hechter said.
Word Forms
- buros
- bureau
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bureau, office, cube, workspace, countinghouse, schroff.
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