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insourcing

British  
/ ˈɪnˌsɔːsɪŋ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some are old terms flipped on their heads: from "buy-to-let", we have the Lib Dems' *rent-to-buy*, and reversing outsourcing, Labour's insourcing.

From BBC • May 19, 2017

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

And I just had a conference last week where we had a group of manufacturing companies — some service companies as well — that are engaging in insourcing.

From Time • Jan. 19, 2012

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