noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɛləkəˌmjuːtɪŋ/
Canada, General-American:/ˈtɛləkəˌmjutɪŋ/
Canada, General-American:[ˈtɛləkəˌmjuɾɪŋ]
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Australian:/ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtɪŋ/
New-Zealand:/ˈteləkəˈmjʉːtəŋ/
CMU ARPABET:T EH0 L AH0 K AH0 M Y UW1 T IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The practice of using telecommunications technology to do one's work at a location remote from one's office, such as one's home, an Internet café, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: working from home, teleworking, cybercommuting
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of telecommute
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: teleworking
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: employment, work
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwelh1-der. Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor. English tele- English commuting English telecommuting From tele- + commuting.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَمَل عَنْ بُعْدٍ
(ʕamal ʕan buʕdin)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Arabic:
عَمَل مِنَ الْمَنْزِل
(ʕamal mina l-manzil)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Armenian:
հեռավար աշխատանք
(heṙavar ašxatankʻ)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Azerbaijani:
uzaqdan iş
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Bengali:
বাড়ি থেকে কাজ
(baṛi theke kaj)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Bulgarian:
ра́бота от вкъ́щи
(rábota ot vkǎ́šti)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Bulgarian:
дистанцио́нна ра́бота
(distanciónna rábota)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Chinese Mandarin:
遠程工作 /远程工作
(yuǎnchéng gōngzuò)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Chinese Mandarin:
在家辦公 /在家办公
(zàijiā bàngōng)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Czech:
práce na dálku
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Danish:
distancearbejde
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Dutch:
telewerk
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Esperanto:
telelaborado
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Esperanto:
fora laborado
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Estonian:
kaugtöö
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Finnish:
etätyö
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
French:
télétravail
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
French:
travail à distance
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Galician:
teletraballo
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Georgian:
სახლიდან მუშაობა
(saxlidan mušaoba)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Georgian:
დისტანციური მუშაობა
(disṭanciuri mušaoba)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
German:
Telearbeit
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
German:
Homeoffice
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
German:
Heimarbeit
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Greek:
τηλεργασία
(tilergasía)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Hungarian:
távmunka
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Icelandic:
fjarvinna
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Indonesian:
kerja jarak jauh
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Italian:
telelavoro
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Italian:
telependolarismo
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Italian:
smart working
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Italian:
lavoro agile
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Japanese:
テレワーク
(terewāku)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Japanese:
在宅勤務
(zaitaku kinmu)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Japanese:
在宅ワーク
(zaitaku wāku)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Japanese:
リモートワーク
(rimōto wāku)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Korean:
재택근무
(jaetaekgeunmu)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Korean:
텔레워크
(tellewokeu)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Korean:
리모트 워크
(rimoteu wokeu)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Macedonian:
работа на далечина
(rabota na dalečina)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Malay:
kerja jarak jauh
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Norwegian Bokmål:
fjernarbeid
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Norwegian Bokmål:
hjemmearbeid
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Iranian Persian:
دورْکاری
(durkâri)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Polish:
praca zdalna
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Polish:
telepraca
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Portuguese:
teletrabalho
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Romanian:
muncă de acasă
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Romanian:
telemuncă
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
удалённая рабо́та
(udaljónnaja rabóta)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
удалёнка
(udaljónka)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
дистанцио́нная рабо́та
(distanciónnaja rabóta)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
дистанцио́нка
(distanciónka)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
онла́йн-рабо́та
(onlájn-rabóta)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
телерабо́та
(telerabóta)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
рабо́та на дому́
(rabóta na domú)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
рабо́та из до́ма
(rabóta iz dóma)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Russian:
рабо́та до́ма
(rabóta dóma)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Serbo-Croatian:
рад на даљину
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Serbo-Croatian:
rad na daljinu
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Slovak:
práca na diaľku
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Slovene:
delo na daljavo
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Spanish:
teletrabajo
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Swedish:
distansarbete
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Turkish:
evden çalışma
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Turkish:
uzaktan çalışma
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Ukrainian:
відда́лена робо́та
(viddálena robóta)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Ukrainian:
дистанці́йна робо́та
(dystancíjna robóta)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Ukrainian:
робо́та вдо́ма
(robóta vdóma)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Ukrainian:
робо́та з до́му
(robóta z dómu)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location
Ukrainian:
телеробо́та
(telerobóta)
— practice of using telecommunications technology to work from a remote location