workspace

noun

work·​space ˈwərk-ˌspās 

plural workspaces

: space for doing work

Every kitchen would benefit from an island. Islands provide additional storage and workspace to prepare food …

—Mia Hannom

: such as

a

: an environment in which people perform professional work : office sense 5c

COVID-19 fundamentally changed the way the world saw working from home. While many businesses have transitioned back to a centralized, physical workspace, nobody has forgotten the lessons taught by more than a year of video chats and email-based conversations.

—Larry Alton

b

: a space for the performance of a specialized task usually by a single individual : workstation sense 1

… Joan had proposed creating a … system whereby employees could reserve desks when they needed them. That idea had sparked immediate pushback: Many people wanted a more permanent workspace.

—Mark C. Bolino and Corey Phelps

Examples of workspace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That could mean shifting work activities to cooler times of the day, for example, or cooling down workspaces using tools like fans or air conditioning. —Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 21 June 2024

In a photo shared exclusively with PEOPLE, the Celebrity IOU: Joyride host, 45, is seen working hard on a car in the historic barn that will soon double as his new workspace. —Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 21 June 2024

South London The Black Dog The Black Dog is a pub in Vauxhall, an area which is also home to TIME’s London workspace. —Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 June 2024

One wall in the office’s primary workspace is dedicated to showcasing Glossier fan mail — a surprising amount of which comes in the form of wedding and Bat Mitzvah invitations. —Noor Lobad, WWD, 14 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above