outsource
verb
out·source
ˈau̇t-ˌsȯrs 
outsourced; outsourcing; outsources
: to procure (something, such as some goods or services needed by a business or organization) from outside sources and especially from foreign or nonunion suppliers : to contract for work, jobs, etc., to be done by outside or foreign workers
decided to outsource some back-office operations
Some services and aspects of production were outsourced to cut costs.
Firms outsource to capitalize on their strengths while minimizing business activities that are not core functions.—
John K. Borchardt
compare insource
John K. BorchardtExamples of outsource in a Sentence
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Intel had to outsource the manufacturing of its Lunar Lake laptop chips to its rival TSMC earlier this year, in what turned out to be a financial mistake.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
In the wake of those audits, the public housing agency was ordered by federal regulators to outsource management of its rent assistance program to an outside vendor.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Save time: With holiday schedules already packed, homeowners who outsource outdoor decorating can spend less time feeling like the Grinch and more time celebrating the season.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The reductions have occurred as Stellantis has attempted to outsource many engineering efforts to lower-cost countries such as Brazil, India and Mexico, according to several people familiar with the moves.
—Michael Wayland,robert Ferris, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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Tom Warren, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
In the wake of those audits, the public housing agency was ordered by federal regulators to outsource management of its rent assistance program to an outside vendor.
—Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Save time: With holiday schedules already packed, homeowners who outsource outdoor decorating can spend less time feeling like the Grinch and more time celebrating the season.
—Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The reductions have occurred as Stellantis has attempted to outsource many engineering efforts to lower-cost countries such as Brazil, India and Mexico, according to several people familiar with the moves.
—Michael Wayland,robert Ferris, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Outsource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsource. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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