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Workhouse vs Workplace - What's the difference?

workhouse | workplace |

As nouns the difference between workhouse and workplace

is that workhouse is (label) formerly, an institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work (w) while workplace is the place where someone works.

workhouse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (label) Formerly, an institution for the poor homeless, funded by the local parish where the able-bodied were required to work. (w)
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  • *:"I don't want to spoil any comparison you are going to make," said Jim, "but I was at Winchester and New College." ¶ "That will do," said Mackenzie. "I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve."
  • (label) A prison in which the sentence includes manual labour.

    • Synonyms

    * poorhouse

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "workhouse")

    Anagrams

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    workplace

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia workplace) (en noun)
  • The place where someone works.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * workplace nursery