: consisting of something (such as goods or commodities) other than money
in-kind relief for the poor

Examples of in-kind in a Sentence

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The Osuna Committee’s renderings of the community barn, provided by an in-kind gift of a design by Jeff and Katie Holcombe, imagine a 400-person space for educational and historical programs, concerts, youth activities, yoga and exercise classes, arts and crafts, special events and more. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 Abby Browning, Chief of the Cal OES Office of Private Sector and NGO Coordination, said that the portal allows for monetary or in-kind donations. Rhett Buttle, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Six were in-kind contributions of staffing or other campaign help from United Working Families, a progressive organizing group that receives funding from the Chicago Teachers Union. A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Amazon, which is run by Bezos, is donating $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund and will stream the ceremony on Prime — in essence, another $1 million in-kind donation, according to a source familiar with the donations. Fin Gómez, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for in-kind 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-kind was in 1973

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“In-kind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-kind. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

in-kind

adjective
1
a
: made in a form other than money
an in-kind contribution to a political campaign
b
: made without conversion (as of assets) into money
an in-kind distribution of assets
2
: made in a form or amount equivalent to another
an in-kind payment to substitute for meals
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