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

Employees can expect such features to show up in more offices soon, as technological innovations allow designers to address some of the biggest annoyances in workplaces today.

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Like 47% of private-sector workers, some may have lacked access to a workplace retirement plan at some point in their career.

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Such schemes are widely used in larger companies and there is concern that cutting them will mean less generous workplace pensions in the years to come.

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Eli Whitney had a profound impact on the workplace in two ways.

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But federal agents, under pressure to meet arrest quotas, have vastly widened their net, targeting public-facing workplaces that pay low wages.

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