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- [out-sawrs, ‐sohrs]
- /ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, ‐ˌsoʊrs/
- /ˈaʊt.sɔːs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out-sawrs, ‐sohrs]
- /ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, ‐ˌsoʊrs/
Definitions of outsource word
- verb with object outsource (of a company or organization) to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside supplier or source. 1
- verb with object outsource to contract out (jobs, services, etc.): a small business that outsources bookkeeping to an accounting firm. 1
- verb without object outsource to obtain goods or services from an outside source: U.S. companies who outsource from China. 1
- noun outsource Obtain (goods or a service) from an outside or foreign supplier, esp. in place of an internal source. 1
- transitive verb outsource work: contract out 1
- intransitive verb outsource contract out work 1
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Parts of speech for Outsource
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outsource popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
outsource usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outsource
verb outsource
- contract out — If a company contracts out work, they employ other companies to do it.
- source — any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin: Which foods are sources of calcium?
- deploy — To deploy troops or military resources means to organize or position them so that they are ready to be used.
- expand — explain
- redistribute — to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.
Top questions with outsource
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