open house
noun
1
: ready and usually informal hospitality or entertainment for all comers
2
: a house or apartment open for inspection especially by prospective buyers or tenants
Examples of open house in a Sentence
Westside High School will host an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. today, and all parents are invited to attend.
colleges holding open houses for prospective students
We held an open house last week in the hopes that someone would offer to buy our house.
They kept open house, and in the evenings neighbors would stop by to talk or play music.
They always kept an open house for visitors.
Recent Examples on the Web
The recent open house turned into a kind of reunion.
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Genealogy group holds open house The North San Diego County Genealogical Society holds an open house from 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 18 at Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The new fire engine, which was displayed at a fire department open house on Oct. 20, became fully operational Dec. 13 but had not been on any fire calls as of the start of the new year, Pierce said.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
One man told The Times his brother-in-law showed up at a rental open house near Brentwood and the listing agent told him to fill out a form with his best offer.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Genealogy group holds open house The North San Diego County Genealogical Society holds an open house from 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 18 at Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The new fire engine, which was displayed at a fire department open house on Oct. 20, became fully operational Dec. 13 but had not been on any fire calls as of the start of the new year, Pierce said.
—Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
One man told The Times his brother-in-law showed up at a rental open house near Brentwood and the listing agent told him to fill out a form with his best offer.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Open house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20house. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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