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

The data is also usually kept in house, so there’s not a wider knowledge of the problem.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Other major Arm customers include tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft and Google which design Arm-based chips in house for their own data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Conversely, watch for any indications that Google is bringing more of its design work in house or giving it to rival chip designers such as Taiwan’s MediaTek for threats to Broadcom.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

On Friday two people died in house fires in Bangor, County Down and north Belfast.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

In the distance, I heard the generators sputter and spin down, and all the lights along the harbor and in house windows behind me surged for a moment before going dark.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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