work·out
ˈwərk-ˌau̇t 
1
: a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness for athletic competition, ability, or performance
2
: a test of one's ability, capacity, stamina, or suitability
3
: an undertaking or plan intended to resolve a problem of indebtedness especially in lieu of bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings
worked out; working out; works out
1
a
: to bring about by labor and exertion
work out your own salvation—
Philippians 2:12 (King James Version)
Philippians 2:12 (King James Version)
b
: to solve (something, such as a problem) by a process of reasoning or calculation
c
: to devise, arrange, or achieve by resolving difficulties
after many years of wrangling, worked out a definite agreement—A. A. Butkus
A. A. Butkus
d
: develop
the final situation is not worked out with psychological profundity—Leslie Rees
Leslie Rees2
: to discharge (a debt) by labor
3
: to exhaust (something, such as a mine) by working
1
a
: to prove effective, practicable, or suitable
how this will actually work out I don't know—Milton Kotler
Milton Kotler
b
: to amount to a total or calculated figure
—used with at or to
2
: to engage in a workout
works out regularly at the gym
Examples of workout in a Sentence
Noun
The team had a good workout at practice today.
Her workout includes running on the treadmill and lifting weights.
Verb
by putting our heads together, we were able to work out the problem
worked out a compromise between the warring factions
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 May 2025
During the first portion of the voluntary workouts, the Chargers experimented on the offensive line with Zion Johnson at center.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
John Burek, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
But while the Haitian government pays pays 11 gourdes per gallon in transport fees, the average cost to the sector works out to be about 45 gourdes, or 34 cents, executives say.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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Noun
They are meant to help individuals measure progress, achieve specific fitness goals and get the most out of their workout.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 May 2025
During the first portion of the voluntary workouts, the Chargers experimented on the offensive line with Zion Johnson at center.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
Verb
The $1,100 price is in New Taiwan Dollars, or NTD; that worked out at today's exchange rate to about $36.50.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 19 May 2025
But while the Haitian government pays pays 11 gourdes per gallon in transport fees, the average cost to the sector works out to be about 45 gourdes, or 34 cents, executives say.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025
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“Workout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workout. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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workout
1 of 2 noun
work·out
ˈwər-ˌkau̇t
: a practice or exercise to test or improve one's fitness especially in athletics
work out
2 of 2 verbˌwər-ˈkau̇t,
ˈwər-
1
: to bring about by effort or by clearing up difficulties
2
a
: solve
work out a math problem
b
: develop sense 2
work out a plan
3
: to be successful
our plans for reorganization worked out
4
: to perform athletic exercises to improve one's fitness
working out at the gym
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