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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Fanning: I think it’s like watching an old movie, like a home video of yourself.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
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
I was going to talk about how we see lots of home video footage in the docuseries.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 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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