on-site

adverb or adjective

: at a particular place especially of business
printed on-site
on-site day care
on-site inspections
on-site parking

Examples of on-site in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Veterans can receive health screenings, personalized assistance and information from the Veterans Health Administration and Veterans Benefits Administration, which will be on-site to provide resources and answer questions regarding Veterans Affair compensation, pension benefits and health care. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 Peer support programs can be extremely helpful for staff, including on-site, judgment-free, incident debriefing after challenging events. Sadie Elisseou, STAT, 23 May 2024 What’s nearby: Tamarac Sports Complex, Woodmont Country Club Details: Fitness Center, WiFi, free on-site parking. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024 The property features an on-site water park, adults-only pools, and a complimentary kids camp. Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024 Walmart, for instance, recently opened an on-site child care center at its massive Bentonville, Arkansas, campus. Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2024 In September, the Pittsburgh International Airport added an on-site child care. Jackie Valley, Fortune, 21 May 2024 Google’s been reusing that heat for its own offices on-site for nearly a decade. Justine Calma, The Verge, 20 May 2024 Two of his top political advisors, Anita Dunn and Ron Klain, were part of a bipartisan panel that issued a 2015 report calling for an overhaul of the presidential debate process by, among other things, expanding the pool of potential moderators and eliminating on-site audiences. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-site was in 1946

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Cite this Entry

“On-site.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-site. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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