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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Companies brought design in-house, copying IDEO’s approach without needing to hire the agency. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 May 2026 Their services are particularly valuable for in-house legal teams. Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026 Honda Center became a noisy barn and not just because of the sound system or prompting from the in-house DJ. Eric Stephens, New York Times, 15 May 2026 While hyperscalers make their own in-house ASICs, Cerebras more closely competes with firms that specialize in making them for others. Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 15 May 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 18 May. 2026.

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