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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Workers at 21 Tony’s locations throughout the city and suburbs cast their votes in grocery store break rooms and pricing offices Tuesday through Thursday.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Sensory break rooms benefit people with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder, while also providing a reprieve in a noisy work environment and minimizing distractions.
—Lauren Shallish, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
As the dad is wheeled away for treatment, their son is taken to wait in the employee break room until the end of his mom’s shift.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The prison’s dining halls, break rooms, gym and board games are for guards.
—Marcos Alemán and Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Sensory break rooms benefit people with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder, while also providing a reprieve in a noisy work environment and minimizing distractions.
—Lauren Shallish, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
As the dad is wheeled away for treatment, their son is taken to wait in the employee break room until the end of his mom’s shift.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The prison’s dining halls, break rooms, gym and board games are for guards.
—Marcos Alemán and Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
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 5 May. 2025.
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