break room
noun
variants
or less commonly breakroom
ˈbrāk-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
plural break rooms also breakrooms
: a room in a workplace where an employee can go for a short period of rest or refreshment
At lunchtime I ordered pizza for the staff and we all ate together, somewhat stiffly, in the break room.—
Heidi Julavits
Heidi JulavitsBumping into each other in the breakroom or chatting in the elevator sometimes leads to unexpected collaboration and creative solutions.—Elizabeth Baskin
Elizabeth BaskinExamples of break room in a Sentence
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The prison’s dining halls, break rooms, gym and board games are for guards.
—Marcos Aleman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
That might mean opting to stand in the back of a conference room during a big staff meeting, taking a call while going on a walk or reading a report with your feet propped up in the break room.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
Thoughtfully designed break rooms and wellness zones also give employees spaces to recharge during their day, enhancing creativity and collaboration.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
The money will be used to create a break room for city staff and revamp a presentation room where the city holds large meetings.
$500,000 for police guns.
$1.4 million for a Talbert House Crisis Center facility.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
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Marcos Aleman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
That might mean opting to stand in the back of a conference room during a big staff meeting, taking a call while going on a walk or reading a report with your feet propped up in the break room.
—Margaret Cirino, NPR, 2 Feb. 2025
Thoughtfully designed break rooms and wellness zones also give employees spaces to recharge during their day, enhancing creativity and collaboration.
—Rhett Power, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
The money will be used to create a break room for city staff and revamp a presentation room where the city holds large meetings.
$500,000 for police guns.
$1.4 million for a Talbert House Crisis Center facility.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 31 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for break room
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“Break room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20room. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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