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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Microsoft and Amazon signed early deals last year committing to use Intel’s foundry for some of their in-house custom chips. Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025 Meanwhile, Dubai’s Royal Atlantic hotel features an in-house clinic, Aeon, offering advanced treatments ranging from exosome and stem cell therapy to ozone therapy. Amy Francombe, Vogue, 19 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. Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team of in-house writers and editors, as well as contributors, along with special consideration from dermatologists. Allure, 18 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 23 Dec. 2025.

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