workspace

noun

work·​space ˈwərk-ˌspās 

plural workspaces

: space for doing work

Every kitchen would benefit from an island. Islands provide additional storage and workspace to prepare food …

—Mia Hannom

: such as

a

: an environment in which people perform professional work : office sense 1c

COVID-19 fundamentally changed the way the world saw working from home. While many businesses have transitioned back to a centralized, physical workspace, nobody has forgotten the lessons taught by more than a year of video chats and email-based conversations.

—Larry Alton

b

: a space for the performance of a specialized task usually by a single individual : workstation sense 1

The student's backpack hook is near my desk, giving him a behind-the-scenes peek at my cluttered workspace.

—Nick Fuller Googins

Examples of workspace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Parnell announced that reporter workspaces would be moved to an outside annex. —Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026

Despite these efforts, this news organization’s direct observations of the site on numerous occasions, including some recently, showed that many of the workspaces at the property remained empty over the years. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026

These workspaces encourage students to share ideas, refine their thinking, and engage more deeply with their peers during the learning process, the news release stated. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026

Those media outlets were welcomed into the building’s workspaces, though the cubicles and offices are said to be largely empty nowadays. —Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for workspace

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase