in-house

adjective

ˈin-ˌhau̇s 

-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

Recent Examples on the Web

Steven Matz, who saved Sunday’s win in Seattle for Seymour, is an in-house option to start. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

The White House counsel is the White House's top lawyer who provides in-house legal guidance to the president and the president's team. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Traditional sportsbook operators like DraftKings feel their existing in-house oddsmaking expertise is an advantage. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2026

At 57th and Fifth, Louis Vuitton’s in-house team has erected a 240-foot-tall construction shed that resembles a stack of six luggage trunks covered in its signature logo. — Lauren Sinclair, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in-house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse