outsource
verbUK /ˈaʊtˌsɔːs/ · CA, US /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/
Etymology From out- + source.
1
Business, Management US 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.2020 April 8, “Network News: Varamis plans electric freight to carry light goods”, in Rail, page 17:
- Synonyms
- farm out, subcontract
- Derived terms
- outsourceable, outsourcee, outsourcer, outsourcery, outsourcing