crowdsource

ˈkraʊdsɔːrs

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Definition of crowdsource - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

collective input

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gather information or input by enlisting many people

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They decided to crowdsource ideas for the new logo..

internet

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delegate a task to a large group online

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The company decided to crowdsource the new logo design.

assign

delegate

outsource

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Origin of crowdsource

English, crowd (multitude) + source (origin)

Examples of crowdsource in a sentence

The team plans to crowdsource solutions to the problem.
They decided to crowdsource the translation project.
The startup used crowdsourcing to gather innovative ideas.

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French:crowdsourcer, faire appel au crowdsourcing, ...
German:crowdsourcen, delegieren, ...
Italian:ricorrere alla folla, delegare online, ...
Spanish:recurrir a la multitud, externalizar al público, ...
Portuguese:obter por colaboração, recorrer ao crowdsourcing, ...
Chinese:集思广益, 外包, ...
Japanese:クラウドソースする, クラウドソーシングする, ...
Arabic:جَمَعَ بِالمُسَاهَمَة الجَماعِيَّة, يَسْتَعِين بِالجَمَاهِير, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשִּׂיג מֵידָע מֵהַקָּהָל, לְהַעֲבִיר לְהֲמוֹן בָּרֶשֶׁת, ...
Russian:собирать информацию коллективно, краудсорсить, ...
Ukrainian:використовувати колективний розум, делегувати, ...
Hindi:जनस्रोत करना, भीड़ से करवाना, ...
Bengali:গণসংগ্রহ করা, ইন্টারনেটে অর্পণ করা, ...
Catalan:recollir col.lectivament, externalitzar col.lectivament, ...
Czech:crowdsourcovat, zadat úkol široké online komunitě, ...
Danish:crowdsourcing, crowdsourcere, ...
Dutch:crowdsourcen, uitbesteden aan de massa, ...
Greek:συγκεντρώνω από το πλήθος, αναθέτω μέσω διαδικτύου, ...
Hungarian:közösségi alapon gyűjteni, kiszervezni, ...
Khmer:ប្រមូលមតិពីមហាជន, ប្រមូលគំនិតពីមហាជនតាមអ៊ីនធឺណិត, ...
Korean:크라우드소싱하다, 대중에게 위임하다, ...
Persian:جمع‌سپاری, جمع‌سپاری کرد, ...
Polish:zbierać informacje, zlecić, ...
Portuguese (BR):obter por colaboração, recorrer à colaboração coletiva, ...
Romanian:a colecta informații colectiv, a externaliza, ...
Swedish:crowdsourca, outsourca, ...
Thai:ระดมความคิด, มอบหมายงานให้กับกลุ่มออนไลน์, ...
Turkish:kitle kaynak, kitle kaynak kullanmak, ...
Vietnamese:huy động cộng đồng, giao nhiệm vụ qua mạng, ...

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