crowdsource
[ kroud-sawrs, -sohrs ]
/ ˈkraʊdˌsɔrs, -ˌsoʊrs /
verb (used with or without object), crowd·sourced, crowd·sourc·ing.
to utilize (labor, information, etc.) contributed by the general public to (a project), often via the internet and without compensation: The team's use of Facebook to crowdsource accurate scientific data allowed the project to be completed on time.The newspaper crowdsourced its investigation into the scandal.
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Origin of crowdsource
First recorded in 2006; crowd1 + (out)source
OTHER WORDS FROM crowdsource
crowdsourcing, nounWords nearby crowdsource
crowdfunding, crowdie, crowding, crowd pleaser, crowd puller, crowdsource, crowd surf, crowd surfing, crowdy, Crowe, crowea
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British Dictionary definitions for crowdsource
crowdsource
/ (ˈkraʊdˌsɔːs) /
verb
to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet
Derived forms of crowdsource
crowdsourcing, nounWord Origin for crowdsource
c21: from crowd + (out)source
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