in-home

adjective

ˌin-ˈhōm How to pronounce in-home (audio)
ˈin-ˌhōm
: occurring in one's home
in-home care for the elderly
in-home services

Examples of in-home in a Sentence

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The home of Hollywood only recently has seen some degree of recovery from the severe downturns of the pandemic and the shift to in-home viewing via streaming, with Netflix, Max, and to some extent Disney, having heavy international inventories. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 May 2025 Over the years, the average cost of an in-home caregiver is roughly $660,000, the average cost of ventilation is $212,000, and the average cost of hospital care is $114,000 — tallying to nearly a million dollars on its own. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2025 The report estimates that two-thirds of the job losses would come from direct health care settings, like hospitals, nursing homes, and in-home care, and the remaining third would occur in auxiliary sectors, like food and laundry services. Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Medicaid covers all types of services for its enrollees, including medical and behavioral health services, substance abuse treatment, as well as in-home and nursing home care for seniors and people with disabilities. Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-home

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-home was in 1956

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“In-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-home. Accessed 14 May. 2025.

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