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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But even those prices often fall under traditional on-site building costs in many parts of the country. Vanessa Romo, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026 Every nuclear power plant in America has at least two on-site government inspectors who check daily to confirm compliance with federal safety requirements. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 Common charges are $516 a month (with an ongoing assessment of another $533) and will get you on-site management, bike storage, and shared laundry. Katie McDonough, Curbed, 27 Apr. 2026 At the outlet of the anode, the carbon dioxide produced by the reaction is captured directly on-site and then either catalytically transformed into useful chemical feedstocks such as synthesis gas or chemically stabilized into compounds like sodium bicarbonate. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 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 2 May. 2026.

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