break room
noun
variants
or less commonly breakroom
ˈbrāk-ˌrüm 
-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
Heidi JulavitsBumping into each other in the breakroom or chatting in the elevator sometimes leads to unexpected collaboration and creative solutions.—Elizabeth Baskin
Elizabeth BaskinExamples of break room in a Sentence
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During this time of year, most of the break room and Slack conversations at the office have shifted to Fantasy Football, with everyone talking about how their fantasy teams and favorite NFL teams are performing.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The 12,000-square-foot horse barn, built in 2000, holds the title instead with a manager’s office, a show room, a break room, a feed room, a wash rack, and a veterinary suite in addition to its 18 stalls.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
The novelist Sigrid Nunez also worked there, just prior to the publication of her first book, and the two became friends, chatting in the break room and on trains home.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
This makes this option most attractive to people with less time than money, or companies who’d like an impressive pour-over device in their break room.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The 12,000-square-foot horse barn, built in 2000, holds the title instead with a manager’s office, a show room, a break room, a feed room, a wash rack, and a veterinary suite in addition to its 18 stalls.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
The novelist Sigrid Nunez also worked there, just prior to the publication of her first book, and the two became friends, chatting in the break room and on trains home.
—Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024
This makes this option most attractive to people with less time than money, or companies who’d like an impressive pour-over device in their break room.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for break room
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“Break room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20room. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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