in-house

American  

[in-hous, in-hous] / ˈɪnˌhaʊs, ˈɪnˈhaʊs /

adjective

1. within, conducted within, or utilizing an organization's own staff or resources rather than external or nonstaff facilities.

   in-house research; Was the ad created in-house or by an outside advertising agency?

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in-house British  

adjective

1. within an organization or group

   an in-house job

   the job was done in-house

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Etymology

Origin of in-house

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Luna’s firm has in-house designers but also takes clients who have their own architects.

From Los Angeles Times

Coca, who was at the one-stop center to pay for her power pole, hired a contractor with in-house designers to replicate her 1924 Craftsman bungalow on East Altadena Drive.

From Los Angeles Times

Britain’s AstraZeneca started to bet on this in 2019 via partnership with Daiichi Sankyo for antibody-drug conjugate Enhertu to treat cancer, and has invested heavily since then to build an in-house portfolio of next-gen biologics, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some schools are starting their own in-house lending programs and others are beefing up their lists of private lenders with which they have special deals.

From MarketWatch

A team of strategists at Deutsche Bank said discretionary investors were already clearly underweight stocks, according to their in-house data — although they had room to further reduce their exposure.

From MarketWatch

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