welcome mat

noun

: something likened to a mat placed before an entrance as a sign of welcome

put out the welcome mat for foreign investors

Examples of welcome mat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People won’t buy welcome mats, evidently, from a guy with such spacing. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

The welcome mat is open for contributions from countries that are on the receiving end of space objects, Sorge advised. — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 July 2026

For many travelers, the cheerful tropical shirt was Florida’s unofficial welcome mat, and captured the spirit of timeless Old Florida. — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Even though the camera is pointed out towards the street, the angle of the photo is such that the viewer can peer into her front room and see her welcome mat and floorboards. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for welcome mat

• aristocrat
• magnificat
• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat