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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At the same time, the company has been streamlining operations, having previously completed the outsourcing of deliveries to grocery and convenience partners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Lisa, not her real name, is one of several former outsourcing employees the BBC spoke to who asked to remain anonymous.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
She began writing straight out of college, freelanced for years and eventually followed a path taken by many young Filipinos: joining a multinational in the country's booming outsourcing industry.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Investment firm KKR has agreed to acquire medical-device outsourcing company Integer Holdings for about $4.3 billion in cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Glocer is a pioneer in the outsourcing of elements of the news supply chain.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
