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workplace

American  
[wurk-plays] / ˈwɜrkˈpleɪs /

noun

  • workplaces
    plural
  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 British  
/ ˈwɜːkˌpleɪs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of workplace

First recorded in 1820–30; work + place


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If you don’t have a charging station at your workplace or near your home, installing a charger at your home could make the most sense.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Indulge in some workplace schadenfreude: Some people despise their jobs, but, for whatever reason, refuse to leave.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

In Greece the protests were initially about workplace safety and public sector wages.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

It’s a twisted take on workplace power dynamics: Be careful how you treat the people beneath you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Elizebeth also knew that the Navy was not a welcoming workplace for women.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

This is another place where a behavior gap has become apparent: There are a great many more workplaces that offer advice to their employees, but very little uptake of that advice.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Understand the world with the help of the Muppets: In 2012, Dahlia Lithwick published a piece of cultural analysis that permanently altered how readers viewed their marriages, their workplaces, and the U.S.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

AI is sucking in capital, workers, equipment and raw materials from around the world, yoking the fortunes of major economies to a technology that is becoming more enmeshed in workplaces and daily life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

These products are routinely applied in homes and workplaces for surface cleaning and disinfection to reduce the presence of viruses and bacteria.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

If Jamison was nearby, if she could find him at one of the workplaces, she wouldn’t have to search the Council Edifice.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

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