: 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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Less of a scene but still bustling is the in-house café, Salt Yard, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinners on the ground floor. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 Turn Employees Into Brand Advocates Your most powerful influencers are already in-house. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The move is a shift for a district that brought all leasing in-house in November 2020, shortly after Ed and Sasha Bass took sole ownership. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026 Inside, the in-house Caliber 3861 powers the small seconds subdial, a 30-minute counter, and a 12-hour counter, plus the central chronograph function. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2026 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 29 Jul. 2026.

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