Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sourcing

/ˈsɔɹsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: sourc-ing
IPA: /ˈsɔɹsɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of source

noun

The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another place.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The supply of resources needed by a business process.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But even such specific sourcings of ideas from string theory presuppose a certain cultural currency of string theory as a whole."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sourcings (plural)

Derived Forms

crowdsourcing multisourcing ridesourcing insourcing outsourcing

Phrases

impact sourcing

Rhymes With

forcing enforcing outsourcing reinforcing endorsing divorcing coursing horsing

Questions

How do you pronounce sourcing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɔɹsɪŋ/.
What does sourcing mean?: present participle and gerund of source

How to pronounce sourcing

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