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worksite

worksite

4 2.8
A place where people build or repair buildings and machines
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜrkˌsaɪt/
translation icon : lugar de trabajo
  • The border between the park and the worksite had been marked by an enormous green dumpster.
  • worksite employee
  • worksite wellness
  • worksite policies

Examples

  • Further, as respondents might represent more than one worksite or company, they were instructed to report on only one worksite.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Emergency employees are expected to report to their worksites unless otherwise directed by their agencies.

    Blog text (33)
  • You have come about the incident at the worksite, have you not?

  • You just better pray that everything going on at that worksite is on the up and up.

  • In contrast to the men, only one female manager wanted to meet at the worksite.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Fall is an especially busy time of year at the worksite, Glvnn says.

    Academic text (2003)
  • As a result of high medical costs, many companies have initiated worksite wellness and fitness programs for employees.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Access to transportation on a route convenient to the worksite is another issue for the employee with a visual impairment.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Participants were surveyed in large groups at their worksite during the workday.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The construction crew worked hard to meet the deadline at the worksite despite the rain.

Synonyms

workplace
vsworksite
352 1.7

A place where people do their jobs

is specifically about sites used for industrial or construction work
jobsite
vsworksite
  • US
1 3.1

A place where building work happens

is a place for industrial or construction work rather than any job

How Big

plant
981 4.8
worksite
4 2.8
workspace
19 2.7

Surface Forms

worksite singular
worksites plural

Morphology

worksite = work + site (transparent) = work + site

Clear compound of 'work' + 'site' meaning a place where work is carried out; easily derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word worksite comes from the simple words work and site. The part site means 'place', as in website, so a worksite is the 'place' where work is done, often for building or factory jobs.