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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Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2025
Amenities include a concierge, a live-in super, a public parking garage, a gym, shared laundry, a waiting list for extra storage and a bike room.
—Heather Senison, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
Eccles lives in a two-bedroom terraced house in Cheshire, a county in northwest England, with her husband.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The monthlies are just a hair above $2,100, covering a 24-hour doorman and live-in resident manager, along with a gym and planted roof deck that honestly looks quite nice.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2025
Amenities include a concierge, a live-in super, a public parking garage, a gym, shared laundry, a waiting list for extra storage and a bike room.
—Heather Senison, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
There also are 188,000 more North Carolinians living in a banking desert now compared to 2019, according to Fed Communities’ banking deserts dashboard based on U.S. Census data.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
Eccles lives in a two-bedroom terraced house in Cheshire, a county in northwest England, with her husband.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Live-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live-in. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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