house call

noun

: a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service

Examples of house call in a Sentence

Does your doctor make house calls?
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The Criterion truck is a pilgrimage that makes house calls. — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 10 June 2026 Investigators quickly made a house call. — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 But when it was founded, Thomas Drugs was a lifeline in this then-rural community (the doctor made house calls by horse and buggy). — Margaret Littman, Southern Living, 2 June 2026 This Oscars week, Oliveira is doing marathon days of house calls, with some of her days beginning as early as 6am and wrapping after 9pm. — Margaux Lushing, Forbes.com, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for house call

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of house call was in 1899

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house call

noun
ˈhau̇s-ˌkȯl How to pronounce house call (audio)
: a visit (as by a doctor) to a home to provide medical care
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