in-home

adjective

ˌin-ˈhōm How to pronounce in-home (audio)
ˈin-ˌhōm
: occurring in one's home
in-home care for the elderly
in-home services

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Results of a two-week, in-home consumer study featuring 83 participants indicated that 76 percent felt less cramping after eating dairy, and more than 85 percent felt little to no discomfort two to four hours after consuming dairy. Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 The company aims to make this infrasound technique mainstream in both commercial (for instance, a data center, where sprinklers would damage electronics) and in-home installations, given that sprinklers are already required in all new California homes built in 2011 and later. Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026 The court monitor conducted qualitative case reviews aligned to outcomes data, Ghio said, and when exiting federal oversight, DCF had no assessment tools for in-home cases. Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 Yes—the long distance in-home delivery charge is a flat rate (per trip) of $399, and $159 within 100 miles of the shipping point. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in-home

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-home was in 1956

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“In-home.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-home. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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