case study

noun

1

: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment

2

: case history

Examples of case study in a Sentence

a case study of prisoners

The company's recent history is a case study in bad management.

Recent Examples on the Web

In fact, with different case studies of leadership throughout the Bible, exploring a philosophy of leadership may be where the two books find their strongest connection. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The transition from the British pound to the US dollar provides an instructive if imperfect case study. — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Gavenas cites a 1993 case study—revised in 2009—that found that consultants earn an average twenty-four hundred dollars a year. — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

The researchers also considered case studies from analogs including Antarctic research missions and time aboard submarines or oil rigs, as some examples. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for case study

• understudy
• bloody
• buddy
• cuddy
• muddy
• ruddy
• scudi
• restudy