insourcing

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noun

The obtaining of goods or services using existing in-house resources or employees.

Opposite
outsourcing
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Meanings

nouninsourcing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe obtaining of goods or services using existing in-house resources or employees.

    Antonyms: outsourcing

  2. uncountableThe obtaining of goods or services using domestic resources or employees as opposed to foreign.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of insource

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe obtaining of goods or services using existing in-house resources or employees.

Opposite
outsourcing

Origin

Blend of in + outsourcing.

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Translations

Spanish subcontratación intranacional, externalización intranacional
  • subcontratación intranacionalthe obtaining of goods or services using domestic resources or employees as opposed to foreign
  • externalización intranacionalthe obtaining of goods or services using domestic resources or employees as opposed to foreign
  • tercerización endonacionalthe obtaining of goods or services using domestic resources or employees as opposed to foreign
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APA

insourcing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insourcing

MLA

“insourcing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insourcing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insourcing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insourcing.

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