outsource v - definition in American English Dictionary

outsource

/ˈɑʊtˌsɔrs/, /-ˌsoʊrs/ v [I/T]

› to get work done by making a contract with another company to do it, often in another country, rather than in your own company:

The candidate talks about working-class issues, particularly about jobs being outsourced overseas.

outsourcing outsourcing: listen to American pronunciation

/ˈɑʊtˌsɔr·sɪŋ/, /-ˌsoʊr·sɪŋ/ n [U]

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Outsourcing might be inevitable, but that doesn't make it any more attractive to American workers.

(Definition of outsource v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to compete for a position in a sports team or a part in a play

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