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homeworking?

If 'she works out of home,'
does it mean she is working in home?

I mean, is she doing homeworking?

(Some dictionaries write 'homeworking' I wrote above as 'teleworking' or
'telecommuting' ㅡ which one is the most common one?
I wanted to indicate 'to work from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.')

If so, can I use 'she works in home' for the same context?

Thank you 👁 Smile :)
Yes, a person who works out of home performs his or her duties at home, rather than in an office, etc.

I have never heard of "homeworking" or "teleworking" but they are probably new terms that I have't come across yet.

Regarding your question about a person who works from home using a computer, I would suggest using "telecommute."

"Works in home" doesn't sound natural in English.
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To me, "She works out of home" does not sound natural. I would add a "her":

She works out of her home.
Homeworking jobs are performed by homeworkers who work at home in such home-based jobs as telecommunications.

She is a homeworker.
I live in U.S. and have never heard "homeworking." Sounds like a school child doing homework! Don't use this if it is for a U.S. market. I have no idea if it works in Britain.

In the U.S. we say "telecommuting" or "working from home."

Embonpoint
I live in U.S. and have never heard "homeworking." Sounds like a school child doing homework! Don't use this if it is for a U.S. market. I have no idea if it works in Britain.

In the U.S. we say "telecommuting" or "working from home."

Embonpoint

Because you have not heard of a term before does not mean that it doesn't exist. Many of us use this forum as a learning tool. New terms and concepts are a gift that should not be depreciated by denying their existence.
Because you have not heard of a term before does not mean that it doesn't exist. Many of us use this forum as a learning tool. New terms and concepts are a gift that should not be depreciated by denying their existence.
From time to time, new words and expressions appear, sometimes within a subculture of English speakers.

Often, these words are considered "hip" or "modern." Equally often, their existence is short-lived, soon to be consigned to the dung heap of linguistic history.

Such words are to be used with extreme caution by learners of the language, since most people who hire employees, grade tests, etc. find such expressions to be execrable desecration of the language.

I see, through Google, that "homeworking" has made its way into the Urban Dictionary.

At the risk of seeming stodgy and out of date, however, I must point out that anyone in my employ as a writer or editor who insisted on using such a word would quickly join the ranks of the unemployed.
Commuting by internal combustion engine has been costly to society and to the environment, so I will not reject any reasonable language innovations to deal with newer, less costly ways to work together.

That said, I work with computers and with many people who telecommute, and I have never heard working from home called "homeworking".

"Working in home" and "working out of home" sound wrong to me. "Working from home" and "working out of my home" sound fine. I might mention "in-home services", i.e. services in a person's home, but I would call them "services in home", not "services in home".

I hope I am making sense.
I see, through Google, that "homeworking" has made its way into the Urban Dictionary.

At the risk of seeming stodgy and out of date, however, I must point out that anyone in my employ as a writer or editor who insisted on using such a word would quickly join the ranks of the unemployed.

Oh come now, anyone that uses the Urban Dictionary as a valid reference source can't be that stodgy and out of date.

I am pleased that I work for an employer that allows me the freedom to explore new additions to the language and would not think of severing my employment for using the word "homeworking".
Homeworkers sounds to me like those jobs where you lick envelopes and get paid by the letter sent.

Here's an example (minus the contact information):

HOMEWORKERS NEEDED! To Assemble Products, Stuffing Envelopes, Mailing/Processing Circulars, On-line Computer work, PC/Clerial Work Avail. Up to $1,500/Week, No Experience Needed!! Free information at:

I would not use it as a substitute for an office worker who is telecommuting.

"Working out of your home" does not necessarily mean "telecommuting." An architect might work out of his home but does not need to telecommute anywhere. A Tupperware salesperson could work out of his or her home as well.

If the person works online from home and is connected to an office, I would use "telecommuting" or "working remotely".

I wanted to indicate 'to work from home using equipment such as telephones, fax machines, and modems to contact people.'

For this I would say, "she works out of a home office" , even if the "home office" is a corner of the kitchen.
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Because you have not heard of a term before does not mean that it doesn't exist. Many of us use this forum as a learning tool. New terms and concepts are a gift that should not be depreciated by denying their existence.

I am not denying its existence and it's interesting to know that some people use this term.

However I don't want to mislead the original poster by an overly polite response. I think he or she should know that using this term would mystify or amuse a large percentage of Americans.
Telecommuting seems to me to be a bizarre term. I don't commute remotely, I work.

Perhaps it has something to do with the American mindset of commuting long distances to go to the office. It's crazy, but some people actually drive an hour or more every day to work! So the term "telecommute" may have taken off here as a way of emphasizing that you are doing your commuting by phone and email instead of in your car.

I have not heard "telework" yet here in the U.S., but it does seem a logical and broader term. As JamesM correctly points out, you only say "telecommute" if your home office is allowing you to avoid a commute to an office somewhere.

Just to add a few more choices to the excellent list above, if you are working for yourself out of your home you can say "operating a business out of your home" or "operating a home-based business."

Embonpoint
I do consider telecommute an illogical term, certainly not what I would have chosen. Distance commuting? Commuting by tele?
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