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

So Hurley built one of his own, sourcing plays from professional leagues around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A staffer had mistakenly pulled archival video during the sourcing process, the network said.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

To be sure, the actual fuel price paid by airlines varies, as some companies hedge that through derivatives and other mechanisms, and also differ depending on geographic sourcing, inventories and other differences.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

They all committed to sourcing their vegetables from Bloom Ranch as part of her healing process.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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