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

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And build the in-house capacity, under real governance, to point these models at your own software before someone else does. Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The megayacht was designed by British studio RWD, with all engineering and naval architecture executed by Lürssen’s in-house team. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2026 An additional $500,000 would go toward establishing an in-house prosecution office to handle infractions and misdemeanor cases now contracted out to the city of Boise. Rose Evans june 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2026 Google’s in-house tensor processing units (TPUs) serve as the engine to the company’s Gemini chatbot, which has bolstered its image in the past year against rivals like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026 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 1 Jul. 2026.

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