break room
noun
variants
or less commonly breakroom
ˈbrāk-ˌrüm 
-ˌru̇m
plural break rooms also breakrooms
: a room in a workplace where an employee can go for a short period of rest or refreshment
At lunchtime I ordered pizza for the staff and we all ate together, somewhat stiffly, in the break room.—
Heidi Julavits
Heidi JulavitsBumping into each other in the breakroom or chatting in the elevator sometimes leads to unexpected collaboration and creative solutions.—Elizabeth Baskin
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Baker said the two girls were trapped in the break room, according to WOWT.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Is this firsthand, or just something whispered in the break room or at the last company off-site?
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In the workers’ break room, managers stripped the dedicated union bulletin board and removed the binders containing the collective-bargaining agreement.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
And the recognition budget for stores got slashed, which meant less money for snacks or coffee in the break room or gatherings like pizza parties, the retiree said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
Is this firsthand, or just something whispered in the break room or at the last company off-site?
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
In the workers’ break room, managers stripped the dedicated union bulletin board and removed the binders containing the collective-bargaining agreement.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
And the recognition budget for stores got slashed, which meant less money for snacks or coffee in the break room or gatherings like pizza parties, the retiree said.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for break room
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“Break room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20room. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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