open house


noun
  1. a party or reception during which anyone who wishes may visit to share in a celebration, meet a special guest, etc.

  2. a time during which a school, institution, etc., is open to the public for exhibition or for some specific occasion.

  1. a house hospitably open to all friends who may wish to visit it.

Idioms about open house

  1. keep open house, to be prepared to entertain visitors at any time: They keep open house for artists and writers.

Origin of open house

1
First recorded in 1520–30

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British Dictionary definitions for open house

open house

noun
  1. US and Canadian an occasion on which an institution, such as a school, is open for inspection by the public: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): open day, at-home

  2. keep open house to be always ready to provide hospitality

  1. US and NZ a house available for inspection by prospective buyers

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