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out⋅source
[out-sawrs, ‑sohrs]
verb, -sourced, -sourc⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 1. | (of a company or organization) to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside supplier or source. |
| 2. | to contract out (jobs, services, etc.): a small business that outsources bookkeeping to an accounting firm. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to obtain goods or services from an outside source: U.S. companies who outsource from China. |
Origin:
1975–80
1975–80
Related forms:
outsourcing, noun
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out·source (out'sôrs', -sōrs') tr.v. out·sourced, out·sourc·ing, out·sourc·es To send out (work, for example) to an outside provider or manufacturer in order to cut costs. |
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outsource
in ref. to jobs going overseas, by 1991, from out + source.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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