in kind

介词短语 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

介词短语
  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.
副词 adv.
  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. 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.

词形变化

in-kind alternative,adjective in-kind alternative,adjective

词源

词源 1
Calque of Latin in specie.
词源 2
Calque of Latin in specie.
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