Neuter

Kontor

Meaning

branch office

Synonyms

Dependence

Zweiggeschäft

Zweigniederlassung

Zweigstelle

Tochterunternehmen

Zweigbetrieb

Anwaltsbüro

Zahlstelle

Handelskontor

Buchhalterei

Bureau

Pronounced as (IPA)
[kɔnˈtoːɐ̯]
Etymology

In summary

Since 16th century, borrowed from Middle Low German kontôr, kuntôr, komtôr, kumtôr, komptor, kumptor (“commercial branch; writing room; counting desk/table”), from Middle Dutch contoor, contoir, comptoir, from Middle French contoir, comptoir, from conter, compter (“to count”) + -oir.

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