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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Egoyan intersperses scenes set in the present with home video footage of Jeanine as a child, shot by her own father, blindfolded and doing strange dances in the woods.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025
In addition to prestige, an Oscar is a huge publicity generator that can translate into box office grosses, home video sales and streaming viewership.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 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
Studios adopted shorter windows in hopes that they could capture more home video revenue while the movies were still in the cultural ether.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
This is a person who credits his entire career to home video, where most people saw “Swingers.”
From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024
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