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

Since the season opened with her marching into Rebecca’s office to ask whether she’d ever even been considered for the gig, the scene in her dark workspace is a perfect bookend. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

The workspace, which opened in 2025, is proof that a medium once considered niche has evolved into a high-end, high-priority artform. — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

In addition, names and distinct appearances also help people tell agents apart, particularly when several share a workspace, according to the company. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

And so Jamestown has filled it with play spaces rather than workspaces. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 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