Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

body shopping

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.60 in modern English

Syllables: body shop-ping
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of consultancy firms recruiting workers (generally in the information technology sector) to contract their services out on a tactical short- to medium-term basis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In body shopping, the client hires a consultant to do a task that he or she cannot do because of time or resource pressures. […] A client resorts to body shopping when deadlines are tight or there are not enough people to undertake the task in the time available; […]."

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

body shop

Frequently Paired Words

body shop

Questions

What does body shopping mean?: The practice of consultancy firms recruiting workers (generally in the information technology sector) to contract their services out on a tactical short- to medium-term basis.

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