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bureau (iou)



bureau noun. , -s. L17.
[French (Old French burel), orig. = woollen stuff, baize (used for covering writing-desks), prob. from bure var. of buire dark brown from Proto-Romance alt. of Latin burrus fiery red from Greek purros red.]
1. A writing-desk with drawers for papers etc. L17.
b. A chest of drawers. N. Amer. E19.
2. An office, esp. for the transaction of public business; a department of public administration. L17.
b. An office or business with a specified function; an agency for the coordination of related activities, the distribution of information, etc. E20.
information bureau, marriage bureau, etc. bureau de change an establishment at which customers can exchange foreign money.