outsource
verb (used with object)
(of a company or organization) to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside supplier or source.
Example Sentences
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Its profit isn’t up as much as sales, because of marketing costs, tariffs and a shift to outsourcing more of its order fulfillment, after mostly using distribution centers it owned and operated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
For now, Tata is heavily reliant on the profits of its cash cow, outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services, notes Deven Choksey, managing director at DRChoksey FinServ, a wealth-management firm in Mumbai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Drawing on evidence she stated that the department had begun outsourcing its backlog, but that this was in its infancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
By outsourcing my habits to an app, I felt like I was more and more disembodied from my own well-being.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Glocer is a pioneer in the outsourcing of elements of the news supply chain.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
