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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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Example Sentences

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in-kind in kind

He added that "any properly incurred incidental or in-kind assistance from third parties would be recorded and reimbursed where applicable".

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 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

Because the client isn’t worried about hitting the estate-tax exemption ceiling, he used an in-kind distribution, bringing the Apple stock back to his estate and put in $1 million of another asset.

From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026

This would be an in-kind gift to Connecticut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 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

The other part of it is that it’s wonderful because people initially come in kind of nervous about not having a buffer between myself and the space or themselves and space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Some very painful things were said, primarily by our daughter-in-law, as we made a conscious effort not to respond in kind.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 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

If Ukraine did not follow suit, Moscow would respond "in kind", the ministry said.

From Barron's ● May 7, 2026

She’d attacked me like we were in a real competition instead of just practice, so I’d responded in kind.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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