telecommuting

[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ting]

noun

1. working at home by using a computer electronically linked to the network of one's place of employment.

telecommuting

/ ˈtɛlɪkəˌmjuːtɪŋ /

noun

1. another name for teleworking

Other Word Forms

• telecommuter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of telecommuting¹

First recorded in 1970–75; telecommute + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Once bustling with city employees, the Civic Center mall has been made desolate by telecommuting options and online access to municipal departments.

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While speaking at the FII Priority Summit on Wednesday, Trump decried telecommuting in the federal workforce.

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Once bustling with city employees — and residents needing city services — these few blocks lying in the shadow of City Hall have been made desolate by telecommuting options and online access to municipal departments.

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The state’s telecommuting workers are concentrated in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro area, tracking with the concentration of tech companies in the state.

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Now in Colorado, she and her partner both work from home, telecommuting to their old Texas jobs.

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