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YouTube

American

[yoo-toob, -tyoob] / ˈjuˌtub, -ˌtjub /

Trademark.

a brand name for a website on which users can post, view, or share videos.

verb (used with or without object)

YouTubed, YouTubing

to post, view, or share (a video) on the YouTube website.

YouTube British

/ ˈjuːˌtjuːb /

noun

a website on which subscribers can post video files

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

(tr) to post (a video file) on the YouTube website

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

“The eyes of Utah and the eyes of YouTube are on American Fork,” said Julie Rodriguez, 45, who chronicles life raising her kids under the banner “The Frugal Family!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

In March, a Los Angeles jury found that Meta-owned Instagram and YouTube were liable for the suffering of a California woman who alleged the platforms were built to addict young users.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

It comes after a sales assistant told the BBC he had appeared in a video uploaded to TikTok and YouTube by former TV presenter Michael Barrymore without being asked for his permission.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

What if they began to trickle over to my YouTube channel, to see if I had more?

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

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