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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When Southland Concerts went out of business at the end of 1986, Bartell hired Weissberg to be the in-house talent buyer for Humphreys. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026 The upcoming spot will offer a variety of new menu items, including an in-house bread and pastry program, desserts and local beers on tap. Jenna Thompson march 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2026 All of the ice cream is made in-house, with rotating flavors alongside vanilla and chocolate, plus a long list of sundaes, malts and shakes. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026 Google was the first to the in-house chip game in 2015, with its tensor processing units designed alongside Broadcom. Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Mar. 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 11 Mar. 2026.

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