on-site

adverb or adjective

ˈȯn-ˈsīt How to pronounce on-site (audio)
ˈän-
: at a particular place especially of business
printed on-site
on-site day care
on-site inspections
on-site parking

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While the restaurant now operates primarily as a to-go establishment, guests are still welcome to sit down and enjoy their meals on-site. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026 There’s a small on-site spa with two treatment rooms on the second floor. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026 Paired with on-site energy storage, SSTs could turn data centers from blunt-force loads into more flexible participants in the grid. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 Watershed Management and Atlanta Department of Transportation crews are on-site assessing the structural and water line damage and investigating the circumstances. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on-site

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of on-site was in 1946

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“On-site.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-site. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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