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

The plans called for removing an existing 70-foot-tall light pole near the softball field and replacing it with an in-kind pole. —Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025

Wambsganss has also received more than $463,000 in direct and in-kind contributions from the Texas Senate Leadership Fund in recent weeks. —Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025

Additional funding is urgently needed to replenish contingency stocks and scale up both in-kind and cash-based responses to meet growing humanitarian needs in Haiti. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025

Awards will include the Tokyo Projects Award, worth $13,300 (JPY2M), selected by an industry jury; the Asian Gen‑Z Award, worth $3,300 (JPY500,000), chosen by a committee of Gen-Z film students; as well as in-kind awards from leading Asian post-production houses White Light and Kongchak. —Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025

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