contract out
Americanverb phrase
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to assign (a task or job) to someone who is outside of the company or organization.
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formally agree not to participate in something, especially a scheme such as a pension or health insurance plan.
verb
Example Sentences
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For the first time, the company would try to contract out its manufacturing like the leader in that business, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
It could hire researchers or even contract out to universities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025
"Let the badge and guns do the badge and gun stuff, everything else, let’s contract out."
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2025
Henifin said if he were to manage the sewer system, he would contract out most of the repair work, just as he does with the water system.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
It makes employers liable for all injuries suffered by operatives in the course of their employment, and forbids any one to "contract out" of this obligation.
From Liberalism by Hobhouse, L. T. (Leonard Trelawny)
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