in-kind

A calque translation of the Latin phrase in specie

in-kind (not comparable)

1. (payment or gift) consisting of goods or commodities (as opposed to cash)

   I made an in-kind donation to the charity after cleaning out old clothing from my closet.

   As a self-funded museum, we only receive in-kind support from the government, which provides us with some documents and articles of historic significance.

   Free guarana soda from 2pm on is just one of the many in-kind benefits for employees here.

• In the US "in-kind" before a noun is much more common than in kind after.

• non-monetary