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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Sixteen months ago, they were told that the Los Angeles Times, their employer, would outsource the printing of the paper and that the Olympic printing plant, once a crown jewel in a vast media empire, would shut down sometime in 2024.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Jones had to manually update the board and outsource the positions from other websites.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
There is no operational reason for Boeing to outsource so much of its supply chain other than pure financial engineering and runs contrary to Boeing’s history prior to the McDonnell Douglas merger.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
But the infrastructure could have value to a media company looking to outsource production or to the outgoing Pac-12 schools, which must produce on-campus events for their new conferences’ media partners.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
Tempe now must outsource forensic work to Mesa, at great cost.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
Pixar Place is the first hotel at the Disneyland Resort to outsource its food offerings, meaning all three dining facilities are handled by Great Maple.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
DeSantis's decision to outsource many campaign operations to Never Back Down, the main super PAC backing him, may have also backfired.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Deloitte is officially joining the ranks of other large firms that have long relied on AI to outsource repetitive, easily automatable tasks.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Jones had to manually update the board and outsource the positions from other websites.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
There is no operational reason for Boeing to outsource so much of its supply chain other than pure financial engineering and runs contrary to Boeing’s history prior to the McDonnell Douglas merger.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
But the infrastructure could have value to a media company looking to outsource production or to the outgoing Pac-12 schools, which must produce on-campus events for their new conferences’ media partners.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
Tempe now must outsource forensic work to Mesa, at great cost.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
Pixar Place is the first hotel at the Disneyland Resort to outsource its food offerings, meaning all three dining facilities are handled by Great Maple.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
DeSantis's decision to outsource many campaign operations to Never Back Down, the main super PAC backing him, may have also backfired.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
Deloitte is officially joining the ranks of other large firms that have long relied on AI to outsource repetitive, easily automatable tasks.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Outsource.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outsource. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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