🏢 A shared workspace 🏢 Shared office type

coworking

3.4

Relating to a shared office where people from different companies work together

adjective
/ˈkoʊˌwɜrkɪŋ/

: coworking

Many startups prefer a coworking environment for its flexibility and networking opportunities.

Examples

The coworking space was bustling with energy.
A coworking office often provides amenities like meeting rooms and high-speed internet.
The company moved into a coworking space to encourage collaboration among its remote employees.
She prefers a coworking environment to a traditional office.
The new coworking space has areas for collaboration and private rooms for focused work.
Many startups benefit from coworking environments that promote networking and innovation.
She enjoys the flexibility that comes with renting a coworking space instead of a traditional office.

Synonyms

cooperative

vscoworking

119 3.5

Willing to work with other people to reach a shared goal

focuses on shared workspace rather than willingness to work together

collaborative

vscoworking

49 4.5

Made by several people or groups working together

is about sharing a physical office space rather than joint work

How Connected

interexchange

Specialized

7.7

telecom hotel

Specialized

7.1

coworking

3.4

facility

∞ 3.3

Surface Forms

coworking positive

Morphology

coworking = cowork (transparent) = co + work + ing

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ing' to 'cowork'; 'cowork' itself is a clear combination of prefix 'co-' and 'work', so the immediate derivation is transparent.

Etymology

Coworking as an adjective has the same parts: co- 'together' and working 'work'. So, a coworking space or service is one made for people who share an office and work together even if they have different jobs.