1
: living in one's place of employment
a live-in caregiver
2
: being or involving people in a romantic or sexual relationship who live together and are not married
a live-in partner
a live-in relationship
live-in
noun
plural live-ins
lived in; living in; lives in
: to live in one's place of employment : live in another's home
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
The maintenance, at just over $2,000 a month, is kind of a lot for a one-bedroom, but the building is full-service with a full-time doorman, a live-in property manager, individual storage bins, a landscaped roof deck, and a gym.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Prosecutor Rob Baker, who authored the report, noted that Magee and Munoz were called to respond to a man who had prompted his live-in girlfriend, watching over her two children, to contact 911.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
The maintenance, at just over $2,000 a month, is kind of a lot for a one-bedroom, but the building is full-service with a full-time doorman, a live-in property manager, individual storage bins, a landscaped roof deck, and a gym.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
But the black-and-white film about two Black couples, played by the same actors, living in Chicago during two different time periods, didn’t entice distributors.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025
Jennifer lives in Baltimore with her spouse, physicist Sean M. Carroll, and their two cats, Ariel and Caliban.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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