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

Examples of in-house in a Sentence

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Owner Jay Sanders makes his own N/A spirits in-house by redistilling the booze out of ingredients like absinthe and gin. AFAR Media, 14 July 2025 To understand his dramatic change in mood better, Newsweek spoke with Dr. Suzanne Moyes, the deputy managing director and in-house vet at Burgess Pet Care in England. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025 The team at Patricia works with niche importers and roasts its beans in-house. Nina Caplan, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025 For those who aren't staying at The Inn, breakfast and lunch items are available for purchase from the in-house café known as Boulangerie Berlin. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.

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