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workplace

American  
[wurk-pleys] / 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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Etymology

Origin of workplace

First recorded in 1820–30; work + place

Example Sentences

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Donna Ockenden, the senior midwife whose team has spent four years reviewing maternity services in Nottingham, said the 2015-2016 workplace culture report exposed patterns of working that were "not right or acceptable".

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Insider data leaks are already one of the toughest threats to catch, security experts say, and workplace AI agents are adding an extra layer of risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Families in the U.S. continue to have fewer children, despite modest improvements in paid parental leave, the expansion of the child tax credit, and improved workplace protections for pregnant employees.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 16, 2026

First filmed before the pandemic and launched in its throes, a survivor of the era of streaming wars, corporate consolidation and Hollywood strikes, HBO’s addictively dissolute workplace drama remains as ambitious and authoritative as ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

The Warehouse Building, a brand-new space on the west side of the laboratory, a part of the campus that was still more wilderness than anything resembling a workplace, could be just the thing.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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