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Work from home

Meaning in business english, with examples

phraseCore term

In business english, work from home means: To do your job at home instead of at the office, usually using a laptop, email and video calls; often shortened to WFH.

In Turkish: evden çalışmak, uzaktan çalışmak

How it is used

Very common since many companies moved to hybrid working: 'I'm working from home today', 'Can I work from home on Friday?', 'WFH days'. 'Remote work' usually means working away from the office all or most of the time.

Example sentences

  1. I'm working from home tomorrow, but I'll join the meeting on video.

  2. Everyone in our team can work from home two days a week.

Common collocations

  • work from home on Fridays
  • working from home today
  • WFH policy
  • work-from-home day
  • out of officeAway from work, for example on holiday or a business trip; also the automatic email reply that tells senders you are away.
  • hop on a callTo start or join a quick, informal phone or video call, usually to sort something out faster than by email.
  • colleagueA person you work with, especially someone in the same company or the same profession as you.
  • meeting linkA web address that lets you join an online meeting, usually included in the calendar invite or sent by email or chat.

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