in-house

adjective

ˈin-ˌhau̇s 

-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

Recent Examples on the Web

By using in-house designs, such as the new C-series modems, Apple has reduced the number of licensing fees payable to third-party suppliers, but the raw material costs cannot be overcome. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 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

Our rankings are based on an in-house methodology that scores coverage, cost, customer satisfaction and several other factors. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Some offer staged treatment plans or in-house payment arrangements that could make costs easier to manage. — William Jones, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in-house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse