outsourceverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈaʊt.sɔːs/us/ˈaʊt.sɔːrs/If a company outsources, it pays to have part of its work done by another company:
Unions are fighting a plan by the university to outsource all non-academic services.
Some companies outsource to cheaper locations to cut costs.
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outsourcing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/us/ˈaʊtˌsɑː.sɪŋ/
The management guaranteed that outsourcing wouldn't mean job losses.