in-house

[in-hous, in-hous]

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?

in-house

adjective

1. within an organization or group

   an in-house job

   the job was done in-house

Word History and Origins

Origin of in-house¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

ANZ, which is Australia’s fourth-largest bank by market capitalization, will invest heavily in its in-house mortgage sales force with the aim of increasing the number of lenders in its branches by up to 50%.

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The Nets, owned by Alibaba chairman Joseph Tsai, have an in-house Chinese social media team.

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Like any good pop-up seeking to attract New Yorkers, Claude’s involved a variety of free merchandise: coffee cups, postcards, tote bags and matchbooks adorned with designs from Anthropic’s in-house illustrator; baseball caps embroidered with the word “thinking”; and copies of Chief Executive Dario Amodei’s essay, “Machines of Loving Grace,” wrapped in navy cloth and printed on locally sourced and 100% postconsumer recycled paper.

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The bank’s in-house think tank looked at transfers Chase customers made from their checking accounts to retail investment accounts.

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Ferrari started lifting the hood on its first fully electric vehicle at an event that highlighted a new electric axle, motor and battery pack set to be made in-house.

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