in-kind
[ in-kahynd ]
/ ˈɪnˌkaɪnd /
adjective
paid or given in goods, commodities, or services instead of money: in-kind welfare programs.
paying or returning something of the same kind as that received or offered.
Words nearby in-kind
in-goal,
in-group,
in-home,
in-house,
in-joke,
in-kind,
in-law,
in-lb,
in-line,
in-line skate,
in-migrant
Definition for in kind (2 of 2)
kind
2
[ kahynd ]
/ kaɪnd /
noun
a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category: Our dog is the same kind as theirs.
nature or character as determining likeness or difference between things: These differ in degree rather than in kind.
a person or thing as being of a particular character or class: He is a strange kind of hero.
a more or less adequate or inadequate example of something; sort: The vines formed a kind of roof.
Archaic.
- the nature, or natural disposition or character.
- manner; form.
Obsolete.
gender; sex.
Origin of kind
2
before 900; Middle English
kinde, Old English
gecynd nature, race, origin; cognate with Old Norse
kyndi, Old High German
kikunt, Latin
gēns (genitive
gentis); see
kin
usage note for kind
The phrase
these (or
those )
kind of, followed by a plural noun (
these kind of flowers; those kind of shoes ) is frequently condemned as ungrammatical because it is said to combine a plural demonstrative (
these; those ) with a singular noun,
kind. Historically,
kind is an unchanged or unmarked plural noun like
deer, folk, sheep, and
swine, and the construction
these kind of is an old one, occurring in the writings of Shakespeare, Swift, Jane Austen, and, in modern times, Jimmy Carter and Winston Churchill.
Kind has also developed the plural
kinds, evidently because of the feeling that the old pattern was incorrect.
These kind of nevertheless persists in use, especially in less formal speech and writing. In edited, more formal prose,
this kind of and
these kinds of are more common.
Sort of has been influenced by the use of
kind as an unchanged plural:
these sort of books. This construction too is often considered incorrect and appears mainly in less formal speech and writing.
Kind (or sort ) of as an adverbial modifier meaning “somewhat” occurs in informal speech and writing: Sales have been kind (or sort ) of slow these last few weeks.
Kind (or sort ) of as an adverbial modifier meaning “somewhat” occurs in informal speech and writing: Sales have been kind (or sort ) of slow these last few weeks.
British Dictionary definitions for in kind (1 of 2)
kind
1
/ (kaɪnd) /
adjective
Word Origin for kind
Old English
gecynde natural, native; see
kind ²
British Dictionary definitions for in kind (2 of 2)
kind
2
/ (kaɪnd) /
noun
Word Origin for kind
Old English
gecynd nature; compare Old English
cyn
kin, Gothic
kuni race, Old High German
kikunt, Latin
gens
usage for kind
The mixture of plural and singular constructions, although often used informally with
kind and
sort, should be avoided in serious writing:
children enjoy those kinds (not
those kind)
of stories; these sorts (not
these sort)
of distinctions are becoming blurred
Idioms and Phrases with in kind (1 of 2)
in kind
With produce or commodities rather than money. For example, I edited Bob's book for payment in kind; he gave me voice lessons in exchange. [c. 1600]
In the same manner or with an equivalent, as in He returned the insult in kind. [Early 1700s]
Idioms and Phrases with in kind (2 of 2)
kind