Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outsource

/ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: out-source
IPA: /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"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."
"Outsourcing is a concept that Burnham has already criticised and rightly so. Many train operators outsourced jobs like checking tickets at the gates or cleaning the trains, and therefore the staff had no opportunity to move up through the structure of the railways into managerial jobs."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English source English outsource From out- + source.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/
British English: /ˈaʊtˌsɔːs/

Usage

American usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

outsources (present, singular) outsourcing (participle, present) outsourced (participle, past) outsourced (past)

Derived Forms

outsourceable outsourcee outsourcer outsourcery outsourcing

Synonyms

farm out subcontract

Rhymes With

course force source horse divorce enforce reinforce endorse morse remorse coarse norse

Questions

How do you pronounce outsource?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/.
What does outsource mean?: To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
Where does outsource come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English source English outsource From out- + source.

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