outsourcing

out·sourc·ing
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UK/ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/US/ˈaʊtˌsɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/

noun

The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

Opposite
insourcing
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of outsource
nounoutsourcing (countable and uncountable, plural outsourcings)

plural outsourcings

  1. countableuncountablebusinessThe transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

    Antonyms: insourcing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

Opposite
insourcing

Translations

Arabic تَعْهِيد m أَوْتْسُورْسِينْغ
  • تَعْهِيد m أَوْتْسُورْسِينْغ (taʕhīd)transfer of business function to external party
Catalan externalització
  • externalitzaciótransfer of business function to external party
Chinese Mandarin 外包, 委外
  • 外包 (wàibāo)transfer of business function to external party
  • 委外 (wěiwài)transfer of business function to external party
  • 外判 (wàipàn)transfer of business function to external party
  • 外購 /外购 (wàigòu)transfer of business function to external party
Danish outsourcing
  • outsourcingtransfer of business function to external party
Dutch uitbesteding
  • uitbestedingtransfer of business function to external party
Finnish ulkoistaminen
  • ulkoistaminentransfer of business function to external party
French externalisation, sous-traitance
  • externalisationtransfer of business function to external party
  • sous-traitancetransfer of business function to external party
  • impartitiontransfer of business function to external party
  • outsourcingtransfer of business function to external party
German Outsourcing, Auslagerung
  • Outsourcingtransfer of business function to external party
  • Auslagerungtransfer of business function to external party
Hebrew מיקור חוץ
  • מיקור חוץtransfer of business function to external party
Hindi आउटसोर्सिंग
  • आउटसोर्सिंग (āuṭsorsiṅg)transfer of business function to external party
Hungarian kiszervezés, erőforrás-kihelyezés
  • kiszervezéstransfer of business function to external party
  • erőforrás-kihelyezéstransfer of business function to external party
  • feladatkihelyezéstransfer of business function to external party
  • alvállalkozásba kiadástransfer of business function to external party
Icelandic útvistun, utankaup
  • útvistuntransfer of business function to external party
  • utankauptransfer of business function to external party
Italian outsourcing, esternalizzazione
  • outsourcingtransfer of business function to external party
  • esternalizzazionetransfer of business function to external party
  • subappaltotransfer of business function to external party
Japanese アウトソーシング
  • アウトソーシング (autosōshingu)transfer of business function to external party
Korean 아웃소싱
  • 아웃소싱 (autsosing)transfer of business function to external party
Persian برونسپاری
  • برونسپاری (borun-sepâri)transfer of business function to external party
Polish outsourcing
  • outsourcingtransfer of business function to external party
Portuguese terceirização, externalização
  • terceirizaçãotransfer of business function to external party
  • externalizaçãotransfer of business function to external party
  • outsourcingtransfer of business function to external party
Russian аутсо́рсинг, сда́ча в субподря́д
  • аутсо́рсинг (autsórsing)transfer of business function to external party
  • сда́ча в субподря́д (sdáča v subpodrjád)transfer of business function to external party
  • подря́д (podrjád)transfer of business function to external party
  • субподря́д (subpodrjád)transfer of business function to external party
Spanish externalización, tercerización
  • externalizacióntransfer of business function to external party
  • tercerizacióntransfer of business function to external party
  • subcontratacióntransfer of business function to external party
Tamil அவுட்சோர்ஸிங்
  • அவுட்சோர்ஸிங் (avuṭcōrsiṅ)transfer of business function to external party
Ukrainian аутсо́рсинг, аутсо́рсинґ
  • аутсо́рсинг (autsórsynh)transfer of business function to external party
  • аутсо́рсинґ (autsórsyng)transfer of business function to external party
Vietnamese thuê ngoài
  • thuê ngoàitransfer of business function to external party

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

outscouring
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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