in house

See also: inhouse and in-house

English

Alternative forms

• in-house, inhouse

Etymology

From Middle English in house.

Adjective

in house (comparative more in house, superlative most in house)

1. Belonging to or part of an organization; internal.

Adverb

in house (not comparable)

1. Occurring within an establishment, using existing personnel, facilities, and supplies, as opposed to at some external supplier or customer.

   We should be able to develop that widget in house.

   All of the Disney World character costumes were developed in house using materials like rubber for Mickey and Minnie's faces and crushed velvet for their black fur.

   We like to keep our product and process development in house to help protect our intellectual property rights.

Anagrams

• heinous