on-site

adverb or adjective

: at a particular place especially of business
printed on-site
on-site day care
on-site inspections
on-site parking

Examples of on-site in a Sentence

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Setting up our dogs' profiles Your first step when setting up a Spot & Tango subscription is to take the on-site quiz to customize the experience to your dog's needs. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026 Voters can check their registration status and find their polling sites on-site now, but Ulrich envisions the museum as a polling site for election days in the future. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 As with all Lagos Fashion Week events, shows happen on-site at the Federal Palace Hotel, while off-site shows take place around the city. — Ezreen Benissan, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026 The ski-in, ski-out resort has an on-site gear rental shop and a 5,000-square-foot ski school, led by a team of ski valets who carry and store guests’ gear. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on-site

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Nov. 2026.

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