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coworking

coworking noun: the use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.

Noun

coworking (uncountable)

  1. The use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
    • coworking space
    • 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 of coworking

From co- + working.

Questions about coworking

What does coworking mean?
Coworking means the use of a shared working environment for independent activities by different organisations.
What part of speech is coworking?
Coworking is a noun.

Words near coworking in the dictionary

  1. cownose rays
  2. cownoses
  3. coworker
  4. coworker music
  5. coworkers
  6. coworking
  7. cowp
  8. cowpad
  9. cowpads
  10. cowpat
  11. cowpath

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