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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The store, which closed and underwent a 13-week renovation, was designed by an in-house team. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025 The announcement of the ROG Xbox Allys and Xbox’s partnership with Asus also sparked some confusion over whether Xbox was out of the in-house-made console game. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 Blueprint Studio, Live Nation’s in-house design and development group, will lead the project on 2 acres in Charlotte’s Third Ward neighborhood. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025 The water department will manage the program, including customer service, deploying in-house staff for the task, Brown said. Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.

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