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Meaning of outsource | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
ˈaʊtˌsoɹs

Definitions

To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

US, transitive

Equivalents

Català externalitzar
Dansk udlicitere
Deutsch auslagern auslagern
Español externalizar subcontratar tercerizar
Suomi ulkoistaa
Français externaliser outsource sous-traiter
Galego externalizar
Bahasa Indonesia alih daya
Italiano esternalizzare subappaltare
日本語 アウトソーシング まるなげ 外注
Nederlands uitbesteden
Português externalizar terceirizar
Română externaliza
Svenska outsourca
Tiếng Việt thuê ngoài

Examples

“They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor.”
“Read said maintenance would be outsourced, with "positive discussions" held with two companies.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

outsourced outsources outsourcing outspake outspan outspanned

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