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• in-kind
  in-kind

  adjective

  paid or given in goods, commodities, or services instead of money.
• in kind
  in kind

  With produce or commodities rather than money. For example, I edited Bob's book for payment in kind; he gave me voice lessons in exchange . [c. 1600]

in-kind

American  

[in-kahynd] / ˈɪnˌkaɪnd /

adjective

1. paid or given in goods, commodities, or services instead of money.

   in-kind welfare programs.

2. paying or returning something of the same kind as that received or offered.

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in kind Idioms  

1. With produce or commodities rather than money. For example, I edited Bob's book for payment in kind; he gave me voice lessons in exchange . [c. 1600]

2. In the same manner or with an equivalent, as in He returned the insult in kind . [Early 1700s]

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OFAC's alert said payments could involve cash as well as "digital assets, offsets, informal swaps, or other in-kind payments," including charitable donations and payments at Iranian embassies.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

To fully avoid triggering rules about in-kind support and maintenance, your son’s rent must be at or near fair market value.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

The public-private partnership aims to raise $100 million from government agencies and an equal amount through financial and in-kind donations from the private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

Weiskind says some trusts allow you to swap assets in an in-kind distribution without triggering taxes.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

Amazon, led by multibillionaire Jeff Bezos, has committed to giving $1 million in cash plus a $1-million in-kind contribution by streaming the inauguration on Amazon Video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

"I have a New Zealand All Blacks rugby jersey, and I think of my Jensen sweater in kind of the same way," says New York-based Fratto, who runs a tech start-up.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The second person takes the shares out in kind and elects net unrealized appreciation treatment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Now, private-credit firms are clamping down on the option, known as payment in kind, or PIK.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

New MPs must register gifts including payments in kind they received in the 12 months before election, unless they could not be "reasonably" seen as related to political activity.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

But his boss does not respond in kind.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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