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• present participle of source.

sourcing

American  

[sawr-sing, sohr-] / ˈsɔr sɪŋ, ˈsoʊr- /

noun

Economics.

1. the buying of components of a product from an outside supplier, often one located abroad.

   Foreign sourcing in the auto industry has eliminated jobs.

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Etymology

Origin of sourcing

source + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He explained that organisations like his worked to match dogs with the right owners, often sourcing animals from across the country.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Valve told gamers on Monday that when it first began sourcing components for the Steam Machine in 2023, "we felt like we had a good understanding of how those costs might change over time".

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Most of the thermoelectric plants were 25 to 35 years old, Mr. Mesa-Lago wrote, and sourcing parts was “extremely difficult.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

During a production trip to Paris, she started sourcing pieces and collecting references that would eventually make their way into this season years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Her people, of several shapes and sizes, sourcing from an amalgam of many human races of divergent strains from several near-forgotten planets, all sighed together, like a little wind of sadness.

From The Dark Goddess by Shaver, Richard Sharpe