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live in
/ ɪ /
verb
- (of an employee, as in a hospital or hotel) to dwell at one's place of employment
adjective
- living in the place at which one works
a live-in maid
- living with someone else in that person's home
a live-in lover
Word History and Origins
Origin of live-in1
Example Sentences
And even today there are still pages of classified adverts for livery workers and other assorted varieties of domestic help but the demand now is more for live-in carers for the elderly than butlers or nannies.
It’s designed as a carriage house, and the story is Madame Leota has taken it over as a live-in space.
“The fires were devastating for so many people, many who’ve lost their homes and family members. But there were also secondary effects — gardeners, house cleaners, healthcare workers, restaurant workers, all who have lost their jobs, live-in childcare workers who have lost both their homes and their jobs, all at once,” said Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez, whose district includes Hollywood, Westlake and Echo Park.
A new survey from Bankrate.com found that 40% of adults in the U.S. with a live-in partner are committing or have committed financial infidelity.
A trickster genius with a mean moral code, Moretti turns out to be the music world’s Willy Wonka, complete with a mysterious throng of live-in devotees carrying out his revenge.
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