Dutch · Education & Work
het kantoor
office
Beginnernoun
Definition
A place where people work at desks.
Example
Ik werk op het kantoor.
I work at the office.
Etymology
'Het kantoor' derives from the Middle French 'quanter', meaning a place for weighing or counting, adopted into Dutch to denote a workspace. The term has evolved with the modern workplace.
How & Where It’s Used
'Het kantoor' is primarily used in formal contexts related to business and administration, frequently appearing in written and spoken discussions in professional settings across the Netherlands.