coworking

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noun

The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.

“coworking space”

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nouncoworking (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.

    coworking space

    1 more example

    Some companies, like Citizen Agency, a San Francisco Internet consulting firm that has done the most to evangelize coworking, have an open-door policy, in which people rent desks but others are free to drop in and use the Wi-Fi or the conference room.

    2008 February 20, Dan Fost, “They're Working on Their Own, Just Side by Side”, in New York Times

Origin

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APA

coworking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coworking

MLA

“coworking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coworking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coworking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coworking.

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