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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Many were self-distributed and only made for the home video market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
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 one home video clip, the boy throwing the darts is wearing a nappy.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
Appearing as part of the new BBC iPlayer documentary, Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell, the short clip shows Uncle Bryn and Jason in a home video.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 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
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