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telecommuting

American

[tel-i-kuh-myoo-ting] / ˈtɛl ɪ kəˌmyu tɪŋ /

noun

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

telecommuting British

/ ˈtɛlɪkəˌmjuːtɪŋ /

noun

another name for teleworking

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Other Word Forms

telecommuter

noun

Etymology

Origin of telecommuting

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

Example Sentences

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Yet in the U.S., employees do not appear to be telecommuting at greater rates, according to experts and data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

A millions-strong diaspora is studying, telecommuting and retiring overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2023

This image is strikingly different from the new reality of interconnected, yet decentralized, individual activities going well beyond telecommuting.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai

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