home video

noun

plural home videos

1

: a homemade video (see video entry 1 sense 1) that is not usually intended for commercial release or distribution

We showed our friends home videos of our vacation in the Caribbean.

People are consuming millions of hours of shaky, selfie-quality home video on their phones every day.

—Karen Bussone

… make a home video, using a cell phone or camera, of yourself performing your selection.

—The Brunswick Beacon (Shallotte, North Carolina)

2

: prerecorded video (see video entry 1 sense 1a) marketed for home viewing

The popular TV series … returns to home video with the DVD and Blu-ray releases of … Season Three.

—Mike Spring

It's not clear when other [streaming] platforms will add season four, but it usually takes several months for new seasons to receive a home video release …

—Business Insider US

Examples of home video in a Sentence

the latest releases in home video

We watched a home video of their wedding.

Recent Examples on the Web

Macaulay Culkin Will Reminisce About Home Alone in New North American Tour This Holiday Season Neighbors Herb and Joanie, who lived directly across the street from the family, captured some of the movie making on home video, too. —Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024

But arguably more impressive was the rise of the next generation of indie filmmakers who worked wonders with limited and home video releases. —Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024

How much home video sales will add to Joker: Folie à Deux’s bottom line remains to be seen. —Tim Lammers, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024

Digital and home video releases will follow the theatrical retrospective in 2025. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 2