coworking

American  

[koh-wur-king] / ˈkoʊˌwɜr kɪŋ /

Or co-working

noun

1. an arrangement by which freelancers or remote employees working for various companies share an office or other workspace (often used attributively).

   the monthly fee for a coworking space.

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Etymology

Origin of coworking

First recorded in 2005–10; co- ( def. ) + working ( def. )

Example Sentences

"It's difficult to live" alone and without air conditioning, said Martine Belloc, a 62-year-old retiree in Bordeaux, who on Tuesday went to La ManuCo, a coworking site that mobilised to welcome elderly people.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

Just as cutting power to a coworking hub halts all activity, dissolving cancer's "droplet hubs" could stop its ability to grow.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

It’s downstream of the phenomenon Kyle Chayka dubbed “AirSpace,” the universal look of coffee shops and coworking spaces that favors concrete floors and gleaming surfaces.

From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025

He ran his firm out of a coworking space, used templates for legal documents and paid lawyers from the Philippines and other parts of the developing world hourly rates of about $10.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2024

It has taught the world that there is a community of interests, and that, instead of fighting each other, they are mutually blessed and helped by coworking, co-operating, exchanging with each other.

From Our Unitarian Gospel by Savage, Minot J. (Minot Judson)