videocassette
noun
vid·eo·cas·sette
ˌvi-dē-ō-kə-ˈset 
-ka-
1
: a case containing videotape for use with a VCR
2
: a recording on a videocassette
Examples of videocassette in a Sentence
That movie is now available on videocassette.
He has a large collection of videocassettes.
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The profits for the film division rose 8 percent from the previous year’s quarter, to $79.1 million from $73.3 million, due to the fact that the studio released four profitable videocassettes in the quarter, compared to one in the same quarter the year before.
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Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
But an intrepid producer on the documentary dug through countless plastic containers and eventually found the videocassette of those nuptials.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Both scandals involved high-school athletes from privileged families who liked to beat up strangers, and who filmed their fights—on videocassettes, in the case of the Devil Dogs.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Since the 1950s, each new entertainment medium has led to a residuals fight — videocassettes, basic cable, premium cable, the internet, and now streaming.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
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Jeanie Kasindorf, Vulture, 10 July 2024
But an intrepid producer on the documentary dug through countless plastic containers and eventually found the videocassette of those nuptials.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
Both scandals involved high-school athletes from privileged families who liked to beat up strangers, and who filmed their fights—on videocassettes, in the case of the Devil Dogs.
—Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
Since the 1950s, each new entertainment medium has led to a residuals fight — videocassettes, basic cable, premium cable, the internet, and now streaming.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
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“Videocassette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/videocassette. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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videocassette
noun
vid·eo·cas·sette
ˌvid-ē-ō-kə-ˈset
1
: a case containing videotape for use with a VCR
2
: a recording (as of a movie) on a videocassette
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