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Vinony

outsource

verb

  1. transfer business function or similar to an outside vendor
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Pronunciation: /ˈaʊtˌsɔːs/ / /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/ / /ˈæɔtˌsoːs/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English source English outsource From out- + source.

  1. To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

    “They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor.”

    “Read said maintenance would be outsourced, with "positive discussions" held with two companies.”