Standard Lemma guide

VoD

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • British, Southern, Standard: /vɔd/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of video on demand.

A replay of a live broadcast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, abbreviation, acronym, countable, initialism

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: AVOD, PVOD, SVOD, TVOD

2

noun

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of video on demand.

A video that is available on demand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, acronym, countable, initialism

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: AVOD, PVOD, SVOD, TVOD

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of VoD (“video on demand”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative letter-case form of VoD (“video on demand”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of Vote (“person from Votia or of Votic descent”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Vote

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh1yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video Proto-Indo-European *h2en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh2-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dhéh1tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin dēmandō Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand English VoD

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: vidéo à la demande — video on demand
  • French: vidéo sur demande — video on demand
  • French: vidéo à la séance — video on demand
  • French: VàD — video on demand
  • Indonesian: video atas permintaan — video on demand
  • Indonesian: video sesuai permintaan — video on demand
  • Portuguese: vídeo sob demanda — video on demand
  • Portuguese: vídeo a pedido — video on demand
  • Spanish: televisión a la carta — video on demand
  • Spanish: vídeo bajo demanda — video on demand
  • Welsh: fideo ar alw — video on demand
  • Welsh: FaA — video on demand