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outsource
What does outsource mean?
outsource (verb): to transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use outsource in a sentence?
- They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does outsource come from?
From out- + source.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “outsource” mean?
to stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so
Not quite: that's what linger means.
to transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider
Right! That's what “outsource” means.
to disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it
Not quite: that's what stir means.
to thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass
Not quite: that's what intrude means.
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