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

En route to the primary suite, a home office with sliding doors that open to the desert landscape provides a quiet workspace. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025

The workspaces are provided by the Pentagon, so media outlets have little recourse, particularly because credentials are not being revoked. —Brian Stelter, CNN, 7 Feb. 2025

For now, however, Workday — and its workers — must navigate a forbidding landscape of layoffs and reductions in the company’s workspaces. —George Avalos, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025

At the center of the exhibition is a space designed to reflect Director Bong’s creative workspace, which includes select objects spanning his filmography. —Robert Lang, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above