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

The Patriots intended to build through the draft when Eliot Wolf was promoted to executive vice president of player personnel in 2024, so the team re-signed its own in-house free agents and put together an eight-pick draft class, of which two players remain on their Super Bowl roster. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026

The slightly older set can make just as much use of the in-house ski shop as their parents, throwing on high-end Kjus gear and taking advantage of the top-tier instructors the hotel offers up for ski, snowboarding, and ice skating lessons. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026

Instead, the company produces the bodywork and interior in-house to integrate seamlessly with the modern donor chassis and drivetrain. —New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026

This Breitling Lady Premier Automatic in 36 mm contains Breitling’s in-house automatic caliber 10 with a 42-hour power reserve, but retains a feminine sensibility, with a colorful dial and dusting of diamonds on the lugs and bezel. —Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 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