in-house meaning
in-house :
done within a company
adjective
▪ We have an in-house design team.
▪ We have a design team inside the company.
▪ The in-house lawyer gave advice.
▪ The lawyer inside the company gave advice.
paraphrasing
▪ internal – inside
▪ on-site – at the place
in-house :
within the company
adverb
▪ The work was done in-house.
▪ The work was done inside the company.
▪ We handle support in-house.
▪ We handle support inside the company.
paraphrasing
▪ internally – inside
▪ locally – at the place
Pronunciation
in-house [ˈɪnˌhaʊs]
The stress is on 'in' and sounds like 'in-house'.
Common phrases and grammar about in-house
in-house - Common meaning
adjective
done within a company
adverb
within the company
Part of Speech Changes for "in-house"
▪ in-house (noun) – the department or team within a company
Common Expressions with "in-house"
▪ in-house training – training within the company
▪ in-house development – development within the company
▪ in-house production – production within the company
▪ in-house counsel – lawyer within the company
Important examples of in-house in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, in-house is often used to describe services or work done internally.
Example of a confusing word: outsource (to obtain goods or services from an external source)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, in-house is used to show actions or services done within a company, often modifying verbs or nouns.
in-house
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
in-house team
'internal team', used to describe a group working within the company.
in-house solution
means 'a solution developed within the company'.
Differences between similar words and in-house
in-house
,
internal
differences
In-house is used for services or work done within a company, while internal is a broader term for anything inside.
Words with the same origin as in-house
The origin of in-house
The word's etymology is not clear.
Word structure
The analysis of the word's composition is unclear.
Words with the same origin
The word's root is unclear or difficult to confirm.
