: consisting of something (such as goods or commodities) other than money
in-kind relief for the poor
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Additional funding is urgently needed to replenish contingency stocks and scale up both in-kind and cash-based responses to meet growing humanitarian needs in Haiti.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Awards will include the Tokyo Projects Award, worth $13,300 (JPY2M), selected by an industry jury; the Asian Gen‑Z Award, worth $3,300 (JPY500,000), chosen by a committee of Gen-Z film students; as well as in-kind awards from leading Asian post-production houses White Light and Kongchak.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The Financial Times flagged deeper pressures beneath calm credit spreads, including rising payment-in-kind loan structures that may be masking borrower stress.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Each of the Gotham Week Honors Project Market winners will receive prize packages of cash and in-kind services made possible by Gold House, Fox Archives, Kickstarter, Wrapbook, Greenlight Coverage, Decentralized Pictures and Soho House.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Awards will include the Tokyo Projects Award, worth $13,300 (JPY2M), selected by an industry jury; the Asian Gen‑Z Award, worth $3,300 (JPY500,000), chosen by a committee of Gen-Z film students; as well as in-kind awards from leading Asian post-production houses White Light and Kongchak.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
The Financial Times flagged deeper pressures beneath calm credit spreads, including rising payment-in-kind loan structures that may be masking borrower stress.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Each of the Gotham Week Honors Project Market winners will receive prize packages of cash and in-kind services made possible by Gold House, Fox Archives, Kickstarter, Wrapbook, Greenlight Coverage, Decentralized Pictures and Soho House.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
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“In-kind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-kind. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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