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in-house

adjective

ˈin-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce in-house (audio)
-ˈhau̇s
: existing, originating, or carried on within a group or organization or its facilities : not outside
an in-house publication
a company's in-house staff
in-house adverb

Examples of in-house in a Sentence

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Our team reviewed 22 top car warranty companies with our in-house methodology and ranked them based on the factors that matters most to car owners, like cost, coverage and service. Alora Bopray, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025 The growing ecosystem of Chinese AI surveillance and censorship tools, which small and medium enterprises are developing in-house as well, also has global implications, the report warned – with other authoritarian countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia also using AI to surveil their populations. Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025 While Princess Kate might be keeping her style secrets in-house for now, things could change in the future. Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 Nvidia is similarly battling concerns about Google's in-house chips. Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in-house

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-house was circa 1956

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“In-house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-house. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.

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