bureau

Pronunciation

• enPR: byo͝orʹō, IPA ^(key): /ˈbjʊr.əʊ/
• enPR: byo͝orʹə, IPA ^(key): /ˈbjʊr.ə/
• (US) enPR: byərʹō or byərʹə, IPA ^(key): /ˈbjʊr.oʊ/ or /ˈbjʊr.ə/

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Noun

Singular bureau

Plural bureaus or bureaux

1. A bureau is a large group of business.

Related words

• bureaucracy
• bureaucrat