Business
outsource
verb
Definition
To obtain goods or services from an outside supplier rather than an internal source.
In a sentence
“The firm decided to outsource its IT support to reduce overhead costs.”
Synonyms
contract outdelegateoffshore
Common collocations
- outsource production
- outsource customer service
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