in-kind

adjective

ˈin-ˈkīnd 

: consisting of something (such as goods or commodities) other than money

in-kind relief for the poor

Examples of in-kind in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Colbert’s program so often features the fringe leftist candidates, such as Sen. Bernie Sanders and soon-to-be-former Congressman Jamaal Bowman, that their airtime should be counted as in-kind contributions to the Democratic National Committee. —Paul Miller, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024

Youngkin’s Spirit of Virginia PAC partly picked up the tab, supplemented with in-kind donations. —Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

Each has raised more than $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions to their individual campaign accounts and political committees, while Blancett has brought in less than $8,000, campaign finance records show. —Annie Martin, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024

Susan, the waitress, had become one of us, a traveler in-kind, making tracks across the incredibly busy pub. —J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

in-kind

adjective

1

a

: made in a form other than money

an in-kind contribution to a political campaign

b

: made without conversion (as of assets) into money

an in-kind distribution of assets

2

: made in a form or amount equivalent to another

an in-kind payment to substitute for meals