workplace

[ wurk-pleys ]

noun

1. a person's place of employment.
2. any or all places where people are employed:

   a bill to set safety standards for the workplace.

workplace

/ ˈwɜːkˌpleɪs /

noun

1. a place, such as a factory or office, where people work

Word History and Origins

Origin of workplace¹

First recorded in 1820–30; work + place

Example Sentences

How did our workplace suddenly become a particularly bloody episode of Game of Thrones?

From The Daily Beast

Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace Nikil Saval (Doubleday) Who knew office culture could be so interesting?

From The Daily Beast

His policies made the workplace a Hunger Games arena of its own.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, she says the sexism she faced was far more of an obstacle than her autism in the workplace.

From The Daily Beast

I had to throw out all of my American conditioning toward the workplace.

From The Daily Beast

Does he contribute to his workplace, community, and society at large?

From Project Gutenberg

You need an MBA to tell you not to turn your workplace into a slum?

From Project Gutenberg

It's not just the home but the workplace and community that sustain our values and shape our future.

From Project Gutenberg

The quest for excellence into the 21st century begins in the schoolroom but must go next to the workplace.

From Project Gutenberg

We must also enable our workers to adapt to the rapidly changing nature of the workplace.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• building
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