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In kind

adv, prep_phrase

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Adverb
  1. 1
    With goods or services (as opposed to cash). not-comparable

    "I made some donations to the charity, not in money, but in kind, such as non-perishable food."

  2. 2
    In a reciprocal manner; in a similar way; in the same kind. idiomatic, not-comparable

    "Vardy drilled over after getting behind Bartley and also hit the side-netting, resulting in the loudest cheer of the day from the Swansea fans after he kicked an advertising board in frustration. He responded in kind by showing them three fingers with one hand and making a zero with the other."

Adverb
  1. 1
    with something of the same kind wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    In the form of goods and services rather than money. usually

    "In the era before the widespread monetization of transactions with currency, barter was the usual form of selling and buying for farmers, and payment of taxes was often in kind; that is, farmers' payment method was most often their produce itself."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Calque of Latin in specie.

Etymology 2

Calque of Latin in specie.

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