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

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In the end, Thursday’s after-hours selloff was more about investor concern with a potential bearish scenario in the future, in which key customers move development in-house, rather than anything clear-cut that would impact Broadcom’s business outlook. Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025 The kitchen ages its own beef in-house for ribeyes, for example. Liz Schubauer, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Dec. 2025 Their in-house ceramists—the artists who hand-paint the porcelain—understand that real teeth are not one single color. Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025 All of the pastas are made in-house and include spaghetti tossed with crab meat and lobster cream or rigatoni in creamy vodka sauce enlivened with a punch of Calabrian chiles and plenty of garlic. Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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