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

Consider this an opportunity to reconnect with your joy and creativity, especially if you’ve been glued to your workspace, caught up in the routine. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025

While many work remotely, the team maintains an office in Santa Barbara, where Smith first established a workspace in 1999. —Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025

Surgeons can control it manually in real time across a 20 mm workspace, achieving precise, repeatable movements. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025

All visitors and workers at Humanwell are required to wear full protective gear so as to not contaminate the workspace. —Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025

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