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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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of workplace

First recorded in 1820–30; work + place


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High-stakes conflicts over artificial intelligence, data privacy, workplace culture, antitrust laws and other issues are dominating the news and defining our modern era.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Regulation of workplace safety didn’t happen in the U.S. until the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in 1970.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

If you’re going to take an $8,000 holiday of a lifetime to Europe, take it while you still have jobs and workplace health insurance.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Ditka proved to be the ideal motivator, a blend of old-school grit and laissez-faire workplace tolerance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Vonetta, wanting more compliments, said, “We put everything back, just the way you like it,” talking about Cecile’s workplace, the kitchen.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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

Anderson, 53, who now lives in Monmouthshire, said some modern workplaces and social influences reward psychopathic traits.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

New hires encounter much different workplaces than the ones their managers trained in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

They did not look away from the problems in the neighborhoods, communities, and workplaces.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

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