Work-from-home: Definition, Usage & Examples

Meaning 1：remote work (Work-from-home)

Work-from-home 🔊

/ˌwɜːrk frəm ˈhoʊm/

n./adj.

Doing one's job from home, not going into an office.

remote work 🔊

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/rɪˈmoʊt wɜːrk/

n./adj.

The practice of performing one's job duties from one's home instead of commuting to a physical office.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Compound of 'work' (labor), 'from' (origin), 'home' (residence).

💡 Mnemonic

Picture yourself working at home: work + from + home = work-from-home.

📖 Example

Since my company allowed the option, I've loved work-from-home because I can sleep a little longer without the morning commute. 🔊 Since my company allowed the option, I've loved work-from-home because I can sleep a little longer without the morning commute.

🔗 Collocations

work-from-home arrangement – an agreement to perform job duties remotely from home

work-from-home policy – company rules allowing employees to work from home

work-from-home setup – home office equipment and environment for remote work

🔄 Synonyms

telecommuting (n.) – working from home using technology to connect to an office

teleworking (n.) – working remotely from a location other than the employer's premises

remote work (n.) – work performed outside a traditional office setting

🚫 Antonyms

commute (v.) – travel regularly between home and a workplace

office work (n.) – work performed at a physical office location

🌱 Derivatives

work from home (v. phrase) – to perform one's job at home

home worker (n.) – a person who works from home

📖 Cultural Story

Popularized during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, rapidly adopted by companies globally. Now a standard practice in many industries, enabled by digital communication tools.