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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At least five Turkestan cockroaches were on the floor beneath an orange table inside the side employee break room.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The outreach event on this day was more like a family gathering, with over 200 of Kohler’s colleagues inside the courthouse break room.
—Rosa Flores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Access to private areas of a business, such as a kitchen or staff break room, requires a warrant signed by a judge or consent from the business because of the Fourth Amendment, according to the National Immigration Law Center (NILC).
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Workers at 21 Tony’s locations throughout the city and suburbs cast their votes in grocery store break rooms and pricing offices Tuesday through Thursday.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The outreach event on this day was more like a family gathering, with over 200 of Kohler’s colleagues inside the courthouse break room.
—Rosa Flores, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
Access to private areas of a business, such as a kitchen or staff break room, requires a warrant signed by a judge or consent from the business because of the Fourth Amendment, according to the National Immigration Law Center (NILC).
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
Workers at 21 Tony’s locations throughout the city and suburbs cast their votes in grocery store break rooms and pricing offices Tuesday through Thursday.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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 14 May. 2025.
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