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in-kind

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

consisting of goods or commodities (as opposed to money).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: payment or gift

Examples

  • I made an in-kind donation to the charity after cleaning out old clothing from my closet.
  • As a self-funded museum, we only receive in-kind support from the government, which provides us with some documents and articles of historic significance.
  • Free guarana soda from 2pm on is just one of the many in-kind benefits for employees here.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: moneyless

History

Etymology

From in + kind, a calque of Latin in specie.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَيْنِيّ (ʕayniyy) — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Finnish: luonnossa — consisting of goods or commodities
  • French: en nature — consisting of goods or commodities
  • German: compose with Sache — consisting of goods or commodities
  • German: e. g. Sacheinlage — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Hebrew: שווה כסף (shve késef) — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Hindi: वस्तू रूप में (vastū rūp mẽ) — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Polish: rzeczowy — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Polish: w drodze aportu — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Russian: нату́рой (natúroj) — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Russian: неде́нежный (nedénežnyj) — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Russian: иму́щественный (imúščestvennyj) — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Spanish: en especie — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Swedish: natura — consisting of goods or commodities
  • Turkish: aynı — consisting of goods or commodities