home working

A form of homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.

Meanings

nounhome working (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of homeworking.

    The full implications of the pandemic on future demand for rail travel are yet to be borne out, although there is broad consensus that a pre-existing shift towards greater home working and less peak-time travel has been accelerated.

    2020 December 2, Mark Phillips, “Rebuilding Rail in the 2020s”, in Rail, page 46
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APA

home working. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20working

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“home working.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20working. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “home working,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/home%20working.

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