: 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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Long way to go Reportedly, ZeroAvia faced financial constraints that forced a recent workforce reduction and the pause of its in-house electric propulsion and ZA600 powertrain developments. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026 Businesses of all sizes can begin developing in-house AI system integration as early as this quarter. Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The delivery apps offer discovery and delivery for their 15% to 30% cut—a useful (if brutally expensive) tool for a family-run shop and a dagger to the pizza chains who once stood out by offering those services in-house. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 July 2026 The avatar was built by Galleri5 – Collective Artists Network’s in-house AI studio – using AI conversation tools, voice synthesis, and interactive narrative technology. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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