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YouTube

American  
[yoo-toob, -tyoob] / ˈyuˌtub, -ˌtyub /
Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a website on which users can post, view, or share videos.


verb (used with or without object)

YouTubed, YouTubing
  1. to post, view, or share (a video) on the YouTube website.

YouTube British  
/ ˈjuːˌtjuːb /

noun

  1. a website on which subscribers can post video files

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to post (a video file) on the YouTube website

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A video editor for MrBeast, the most subscribed to creator on Youtube, was recently suspended by Kalshi for “near-perfect trading success on markets with low odds” related to MrBeast videos.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

Players like Alphabet’s Youtube, Netflix, and Walt Disney’s Disney + dominate monthly TV viewing time, according to data from research firm Nielsen External link.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

The corporation's recent deal to put content on Youtube shows the direction of travel.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

A first-of-a-kind lawsuit against Meta and Google, parent companies of Instagram and Youtube, began trial in Los Angeles Feb. 9, with the plaintiff’s attorney claiming the apps have “engineered addiction in children’s brains.”

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

“Parents need a babysitter to entertain their kids,” Youtube said in an internal 2012 document, shown by the plaintiffs on Monday in court.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

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