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
Mia Hannom
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
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
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The study evaluated a variety of factors, including the price of a workspaces in office facilities, state income tax rate, per capita personal income, housing, groceries and average internet speeds.
—Chris Westfall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Hollywood has been doing a slow shuffle away from a commitment to equitable workspaces way before the last election.
—John Ridley, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Consider investing in a set to create a cohesive look.
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Simplify your gardening routine with a workspace right outside your back door.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
The program's project-specific workspaces, such as Digital Publishing, Interactive PDF, Printing and Proofing, and Digital Publishing, simplify and focus your workflow.
—PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
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Chris Westfall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Hollywood has been doing a slow shuffle away from a commitment to equitable workspaces way before the last election.
—John Ridley, Deadline, 21 Feb. 2025
Consider investing in a set to create a cohesive look.
07 of 26
Create A Workspace
Simplify your gardening routine with a workspace right outside your back door.
—Macie Stump, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
The program's project-specific workspaces, such as Digital Publishing, Interactive PDF, Printing and Proofing, and Digital Publishing, simplify and focus your workflow.
—PCMAG, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for workspace
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“Workspace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workspace. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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