Outsource Definition
outsôrs
outsourced, outsources, outsourcing
verb
To transfer (certain manufacturing operations, administrative activities, etc.) to outside contractors, esp. so as to reduce one's operating costs.
Webster's New World
To delegate (a task, function, or responsibility) to an independent provider.
American Heritage
To relocate or transfer (jobs) to another labor market.
American Heritage
(chiefly US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor.
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Origin of Outsource
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out- +"Ž source
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