sourcing

American

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

noun

Economics.

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

Foreign sourcing in the auto industry has eliminated jobs.

Etymology

Origin of sourcing

source + -ing ¹

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Even as propaganda, it was pretty dumb — never discounting for currency fluctuation, alternative sourcing or domestic capacity increases, to name a few counterindicators.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

It also needs to have the sourcing capabilities to meet fluctuations in shoppers’ tastes.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

People elsewhere in Scotland are having similar problems sourcing eclipse glasses ahead of Wednesday's two-hour celestial event.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Becker said he’s focused on evidence of price gouging in California specifically, where a small handful of refineries serve a relatively isolated market with limited alternatives for sourcing fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 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 Richard Sharpe Shaver

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