in-house

adjective

ˈin-ˌhau̇s 

-ˈhau̇s

: existing, originating, or carried on within a group or organization or its facilities : not outside

an in-house publication

a company's in-house staff

in-house adverb

Examples of in-house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Google, for example, didn’t hire its first in-house Washington lobbyist until after the company had gone public in 2005. —Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

Ask how the fund values its loans, and how often, because quarterly marks checked by an outside valuation firm are sturdier than a manager's in-house guess. —Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

The town-famous river otters and the immersive 19th-century settlers’ ranch are standouts, but the in-house raptors are the true stars. —Sierra Vandervort, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026

Wing’s white-and-yellow drones, developed in-house, can carry packages weighing up to five pounds, says chief business officer Heather Rivera. —Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in-house

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse