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 1c

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

The student's backpack hook is near my desk, giving him a behind-the-scenes peek at my cluttered workspace.

—Nick Fuller Googins

Examples of workspace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new facility will be equipped with a commercial kitchen and professional workspace for business owners who aren’t yet positioned to open a brick-and-mortar-facility. —Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026

Small changes—from better moisturizing to improving your immediate workspace—can make a noticeable difference. —Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

The smallest build could be a meeting room within a large workspace, while the largest is more open-ended. —Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026

OpenAI has also been adding office workspaces in San Francisco. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for workspace

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase