outsource

== English == === Etymology === From out- + source. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtˌsɔːs/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæɔtˌsoːs/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈæʊtˌsoːs/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s === Verb === outsource (third-person singular simple present outsources, present participle outsourcing, simple past and past participle outsourced) (chiefly US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider. ==== Synonyms ==== farm out, subcontract ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “outsource”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. === Anagrams === courteous