box-office

box office

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

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box-of·fice

   [boks-aw-fis, -of-is]
adjective
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.
Origin:
1805–15; adj. use of box office
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