workplace

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US/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/

noun

The place where someone works.

“in the workplace”

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worksteadwork
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Meanings

nounworkplace (plural workplaces)

plural workplaces

  1. The place where someone works.

    in the workplace

    5 more examples

    Meronyms: workspace, workstation

    professionalism in the workplace

    The catalyst was the introduction of the Health & Safety at Work Act in 1974. While it applied to all workplaces, it gradually brought about a sea change in the attitude towards death and injury. Accidents were no longer accepted as 'inevitable'.

    2022 January 26, John Crosse, “When the tide turned to a safer railway...”, in RAIL, number 949, page 53

    It [the West Midlands Rail Executive] also notes that some people are choosing to live further from their workplace and commute less often.

    2022 December 28, Philip Haigh, “Building the case for West Midlands rail improvements”, in RAIL, number 973, page 24

    In a workplace where everyone wears company-branded jackets and attends the monthly team happy hour, the otrovert might go occasionally, but their sense of self is untouched by whether they participate or not.

    2025 August 17, Sarah Avi, “Meet the “Otrovert,” A New Personality Type That May Describe You Better Than Anything”, in Free Jupiter

    Synonyms: workstead

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe place where someone works.

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workstead

More synonyms by meaning

nouna place where work is done

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work
Broader
geographic pointgeographical point
Also see
officeshopwork

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From work + place.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic مَكَان عَمَل
  • مَكَان عَمَل (makān ʕamal)place where someone works
Basque lantegi
  • lantegiplace where someone works
Bengali কর্মক্ষেত্র
  • কর্মক্ষেত্র (kormokkhetro)place where someone works
Bulgarian рабо́тно мя́сто
  • рабо́тно мя́сто (rabótno mjásto)place where someone works
Chinese Mandarin 工作場所 /工作场所, 職場 /职场
  • 工作場所 /工作场所 (gōngzuò chǎngsuǒ)place where someone works
  • 職場 /职场 (zhíchǎng)place where someone works
Czech pracoviště
  • pracovištěplace where someone works
Danish arbejdsplads
  • arbejdspladsplace where someone works
Dutch werkplek, arbeidsplaats
  • werkplekplace where someone works
  • arbeidsplaatsplace where someone works
Esperanto laborejo
  • laborejoplace where someone works
Estonian töökoht
  • töökohtplace where someone works
Finnish työpaikka
  • työpaikkaplace where someone works
French lieu de travail, travail
  • lieu de travailplace where someone works
  • travailplace where someone works
German Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsstelle
  • Arbeitsplatzplace where someone works
  • Arbeitsstelleplace where someone works
  • Arbeitsstätteplace where someone works
Greek χώρος εργασίας
  • χώρος εργασίας (chóros ergasías)place where someone works
Hebrew מקום עבודה
  • מקום עבודה (mekóm avodá)place where someone works
Hindi कार्यशाला, कार्यालय
  • कार्यशाला (kāryaśālā)place where someone works
  • कार्यालय (kāryālay)place where someone works
Hungarian munkahely, munkavégzés helye/helyszíne
  • munkahelyplace where someone works
  • munkavégzés helye/helyszíneplace where someone works
Icelandic vinnustaður
  • vinnustaðurplace where someone works
Indonesian tempat kerja
  • tempat kerjaplace where someone works
Italian luogo di lavoro
  • luogo di lavoroplace where someone works
Japanese 職場, 仕事場
  • 職場 (shokuba)place where someone works
  • 仕事場 (shigotoba)place where someone works
Korean 직장, 일터
  • 직장 (jikjang)place where someone works
  • 일터 (ilteo)place where someone works
Latvian darbavieta
  • darbavietaplace where someone works
Lithuanian darbovietė
  • darbovietėplace where someone works
Malay tempat kerja
  • tempat kerjaplace where someone works
Māori wāhi mahi
  • wāhi mahiplace where someone works
Norwegian Bokmål arbeidsplass
  • arbeidsplassplace where someone works
Polish miejsce pracy, stanowisko pracy
  • miejsce pracyplace where someone works
  • stanowisko pracyplace where someone works
Portuguese local de trabalho
  • local de trabalhoplace where someone works
Romanian loc de muncă
  • loc de muncăplace where someone works
Russian рабо́чее ме́сто, ме́сто рабо́ты
  • рабо́чее ме́сто (rabóčeje mésto)place where someone works
  • ме́сто рабо́ты (mésto rabóty)place where someone works
Slovak pracovisko
  • pracoviskoplace where someone works
Spanish lugar de trabajo, curro
  • lugar de trabajoplace where someone works
  • curroplace where someone works
  • tajoplace where someone works
Swedish arbetsplats
  • arbetsplatsplace where someone works
Thai ที่ทำงาน
  • ที่ทำงาน (tîi-tam-ngaan)place where someone works
Turkish iş yeri
  • iş yeriplace where someone works
Ukrainian робо́че мі́сце
  • робо́че мі́сце (robóče mísce)place where someone works
Urdu کام کی جَگَہْ, کام کی جَگَہ
  • کام کی جَگَہْ (kām kī jagah)place where someone works
  • کام کی جَگَہ (kām kī jaga)place where someone works
Vietnamese sở, sở làm
  • sởplace where someone works
  • sở làmplace where someone works
Cite this entry
APA

workplace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workplace

MLA

“workplace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workplace. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “workplace,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/workplace.

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