home based

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   Working from home or operating from home rather than from an office or other location.

   Grammar: Used before a noun: a home-based job. It can also come after a linking verb: the job is home-based.

   Patterns

   • home-based business
   • home-based job
   • home-based worker

   She runs a home-based catering business.

   Many people now prefer home-based work.

   He found a home-based job in customer service.

2. 2adjectivebefore a noun

   Receiving care or education at home rather than in an institution.

   Grammar: Used before a noun: home-based care. It describes services provided at home.

   Patterns

   • home-based care
   • home-based education
   • home-based treatment

   The charity provides home-based care for elderly people.

   Home-based education has become more popular.

   The hospital offers home-based treatment for some patients.

Common combinations

home-based business

A home-based business can save on rent.

home-based work

Home-based work allows for a flexible schedule.

home-based care

Home-based care helps patients recover in familiar surroundings.

home-based job

She applied for a home-based job as a translator.

Synonyms and how they differ

remote

Remote means working away from a central office, often from anywhere; home-based specifically means working from home.

domestic

Domestic relates to the home or family, but it is broader and can mean 'national' too; home-based is more specific to location of work or service.

Opposites

Word family

home noun

The place where you live.

based adjective

Used in compounds like 'office-based' or 'London-based' to show the main location.

Commonly confused: home based or homebase?

Practice

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