open house

noun

1

: ready and usually informal hospitality or entertainment for all comers

2

: a house or apartment open for inspection especially by prospective buyers or tenants

Examples of open house in a Sentence

Westside High School will host an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. today, and all parents are invited to attend.

colleges holding open houses for prospective students

We held an open house last week in the hopes that someone would offer to buy our house.

They kept open house, and in the evenings neighbors would stop by to talk or play music.

They always kept an open house for visitors.

Recent Examples on the Web

Carswell regularly shares real estate content across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, posting everything from comedic skits and home walkthroughs to educational videos and updates from his open house challenge. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Newspapers piled in front of a house are like an invitation to an open house. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

The city held an open house on June 30 with proposals for ways to regulate data center land use, water use, noise pollution, and economic development incentives. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026

Beale’s efforts Beale officials recently promoted the partnership during a June open house at De Soto High School. — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for open house

• boardinghouse
• charterhouse
• clearinghouse
• coffeehouse
• customhouse
• firehouse
• meetinghouse
• motherhouse
• packinghouse
• pilothouse
• powerhouse
• slaughterhouse

Kids Definition

open house

noun

: usually informal hospitality or entertainment for all comers