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insourcing

British  
/ ˈɪnˌsɔːsɪŋ /

noun

  1. the practice of subcontracting work to another company that is under the same general ownership

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The technologies of international capitalism—outsourcing, insourcing, offshoring—would not only make the world’s businesses more profitable, but they would make the all people less quarrelsome.

From Slate Aug. 8, 2014

In addition, there is a hidden opportunity for insourcing: the ability to tap into existing employee capacity to take on more projects.

From Forbes Jun. 26, 2014

And over half of big manufacturers say they’re thinking of insourcing jobs from abroad. 

From Washington Post Jan. 29, 2014

The committee concluded that it was impossible to know what part insourcing played in this without access to details of police expenditure - which it tried to obtain without success.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2013

Then American companies like Ford are replacing outsourcing with insourcing.

From Time Jul. 24, 2013

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