multisourcing

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noun

a form of outsourcing via multiple coordinated vendors

OriginEnglish sourcing ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

nounmultisourcing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea form of outsourcing via multiple coordinated vendors

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishsourcing
  7. Englishmultisourcing

From multi- + sourcing.

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APA

multisourcing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisourcing

MLA

“multisourcing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisourcing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multisourcing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multisourcing.

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