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bullpen

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbʊɫˌpɛn// bullpen Slang

n. a large, open room where many people work at desks together. It is common in offices, newsrooms, and stock exchanges.

n. a large, open-plan workspace containing multiple desks or stations, typically used by journalists, traders, or sales staff. Originally a holding pen for baseball pitchers.


SIMPLE

The new office has a large, noisy bullpen.

CONTEXTUAL

She prefers the quiet of her private office to the busy bullpen.

COMPLEX

The chaotic energy of the trading floor bullpen reflected the market's volatile mood that morning.

Origin

From bull + pen.

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