carry-in

[ kar-ee-in ]

adjective

1. Electronics. intended for or available to customers who bring in appliances to the seller or a repair store for repair or servicing:

   carry-in service;

   a carry-in store for personal computers.

2. North Central U.S. of, relating to, or for a social gathering at which guests are to bring their own food:

   A carry-in dinner will precede the lecture.

noun

1. Electronics. an appliance or machine, as a television set or a personal computer, portable enough to be taken to a store for repair.
2. Also called carry-in dinner, North Central U.S. a carry-in meal; potluck dinner.

carry-in

adjective

1. of or relating to a type of after-sales service in which the customer must take the product to the service provider for repair

   carry-in warranty

Word History and Origins

Origin of carry-in¹

Adjective or noun use of verb phrase carry in

Example Sentences

A basic system with 8GB of memory, a 128GB SSD, Windows 10 and three years of carry-in service would cost £1,189.99.

From The Guardian

But CPAs are paying a price for that cachet: 16-hour days, carry-in pizza for every meal and postponed or canceled time off for the holidays.

From Wall Street Journal

By moving toward a “carry-in, carry-out” policy in areas like the North Woods, the conservancy has suppressed the rat population, enabling chipmunks to return.

From New York Times

The Whitewater Preserve has a “carry-in, carry-out” policy for garbage.

From New York Times

The fan behavior, carry-in and ticket policies were revised to read, in part, that “Any person who engages in violent, threatening, abusive or otherwise disorderly conduct which tends to provoke a disturbance or incite violence will be ejected from our events.”

From Washington Times