funeral home
noun
an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
funeral homes
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pluralof funeral home.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As part of the outpouring of solidarity from Venezuelans, many private funeral homes have offered free hearses to transport the dead, and free cremations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
The $20 billion-a-year death industry has long been dominated by the same institutions: funeral homes, cemeteries, crematoria and religious groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
In his Reuters investigation, Mr Grow found cases of brokers becoming "intertwined with the American funeral industry" via arrangements in which funeral homes introduce brokers to relatives of the recently-deceased.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Then last week, the Social Security Administration briefly became the sixth federal agency to target Maine, canceling contracts that allowed hospitals to automatically report births and funeral homes to report deaths.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
Some people even had their dead lawns painted green, kind of like the way funeral homes put makeup on dead people.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
