home video
Americannoun
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a videotape recorded by camcorder generally for noncommercial use, especially for viewing at home.
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the business of renting or selling prerecorded videocassettes for viewing especially at home.
Example Sentences
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Criterion, which has long put out high-end home video editions of Anderson’s work and recently issued a 20-disc box set, will also have a special presence at the Bowl.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Top movie theater lobbyist Michael O’Leary called for Hollywood studios to hold back movies longer from home video and streaming, arguing that it would make the movie business more sustainable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Hill's actions during the assassination were captured on the Zapruder film – an amateur home video that provided one of the best recordings of the shooting.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2025
A home video of Sean playing and laughing with Sara at her second birthday party - just four months before the bomb - was shown to the inquiry.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
I was going to talk about how we see lots of home video footage in the docuseries.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2024
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