- 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.
- 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.
- an appliance or machine, as a television set or a personal computer, portable enough to be taken to a store for repair.
- a carry-in meal; potluck dinner.
- of or relating to a type of after-sales service in which the customer must take the product to the service provider for repair
