break room

noun

variants or less commonly breakroom
ˈbrāk-ˌrüm How to pronounce break room (audio)
-ˌru̇m
plural break rooms also breakrooms
: a room in a workplace where an employee can go for a short period of rest or refreshment
At lunchtime I ordered pizza for the staff and we all ate together, somewhat stiffly, in the break room.Heidi Julavits
Bumping into each other in the breakroom or chatting in the elevator sometimes leads to unexpected collaboration and creative solutions.Elizabeth Baskin

Examples of break room in a Sentence

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At Wawona Hotel, mold and mushrooms were discovered growing in the ice machine in the employee break room, forcing the facility to be closed from April 2024 through the end of the year. Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 June 2025 The quickest way to sink your reputation is by sharing too much in the break room. Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 By the afternoon, chips or candy from the break room call your name. Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 16 June 2025 Bella set up a trap in the break room to find the thief, but was unlucky until her father ratted himself out. Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for break room

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of break room was in 1956

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“Break room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20room. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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