outsourced

ˈaʊtsɔːrst

Definition

Definition of outsourced - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

goods or servicesobtained through outsourcing to a third party

The outsourced components arrived on time.

contracted

delegated

subcontracted

businessemployment transferred to an external company

He works for an outsourced team now.

contracted

externalized

subcontracted

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Origin of outsourced

English, out (outside) + source (origin)

Examples of outsourced in a sentence

Outsourced services have improved our efficiency.
The outsourced project was completed on time.
They rely on outsourced labor for manufacturing.

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French:externalisé, délocalisé, ...
German:ausgelagert, fremdvergeben, ...
Italian:esternalizzato, ...
Spanish:subcontratado, ...
Portuguese:terceirizado, ...
Chinese:外包的, 外聘的, ...
Japanese:外部委託された, 外部委託, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَعان بِهِ مِن الخَارِج, مُسْنَد إِلى جِهَة خارِجِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:בְּמִיקּוּר חוּץ, חִיצוֹנִי, ...
Russian:аутсорсинговый, ...
Ukrainian:аутсорсинговий, зовнішній, ...
Hindi:आउटसोर्स किया गया, ठेके पर दिया गया, ...
Bengali:তৃতীয় পক্ষের, আউটসোর্সড, ...
Catalan:externalitzat, ...
Czech:outsourcovaný, externí, ...
Danish:udliciteret, ekstern, ...
Dutch:uitbesteed, extern, ...
Greek:που έχει ανατεθεί σε εξωτερικό συνεργάτη, εξωτερικευμένος, ...
Hungarian:kiszervezett, ...
Khmer:ដែលបានជួលឲ្យភាគីទីបីធ្វើ, ត្រូវបានផ្ទេរការងារទៅក្រុមហ៊ុនខាងក្រៅ, ...
Korean:외주로 얻어진, 외주의, ...
Persian:برون‌سپاری‌شده, ...
Polish:zewnętrzny, outsourcingowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):terceirizado, ...
Romanian:externalizat, subcontractat, ...
Swedish:outsourcad, outsourcat, ...
Thai:ที่จ้างภายนอก, ที่จ้างจากภายนอก, ...
Turkish:dış kaynaklı, dışarıdan sağlanan, ...
Vietnamese:thuê ngoài, thuộc đơn vị ngoài, ...

outsource

ˈaʊtsɔrs

Definition of outsource - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

servicesobtain services from an outside supplier

We outsource IT support to a specialized company.
Many companies outsource customer service overseas.
They decided to outsource manufacturing to cut costs.

contract out

subcontract

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Origin of outsource

English, out (external) + source (origin)

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French:externaliser, ...
German:auslagern, ...
Italian:esternalizzare, ...
Spanish:externalizar, ...
Portuguese:terceirizar, ...
Chinese:外包, ...
Japanese:外注する, ...
Arabic:أَسْنَدَ إِلَى مُقَاوِل خَارِجِي, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹצִיא לְמִיקוּר חוּץ, ...
Russian:передавать, ...
Ukrainian:аутсорсити, ...
Hindi:आउटसोर्स करना, ...
Bengali:আউটসোর্স করা, ...
Catalan:externalitzar, ...
Czech:outsourcovat, ...
Danish:outsource, ...
Dutch:outsourcen, ...
Greek:αναθέτω σε εξωτερικό συνεργάτη, ...
Hungarian:kiszervezni, ...
Khmer:ជួលសេវាកម្មពីខាងក្រៅ, ...
Korean:외주를 맡기다, ...
Persian:برون‌سپاری کردن, ...
Polish:zlecać, ...
Portuguese (BR):terceirizar, ...
Romanian:a externaliza, ...
Swedish:lägga ut, ...
Thai:จ้างบริการภายนอก, ...
Turkish:dışarıdan sağlamak, ...
Vietnamese:thuê ngoài, ...

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