🌐outsourcing

Meaning

The practice of having certain job functions done outside a company instead of having an in-house department or employee handle them.

Example Sentences

Many companies use outsourcing to reduce labor costs.

Many companies use outsourcing to reduce operational costs.

Synonyms

contracting, delegation, offshoring, subcontracting

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contracting, delegation, offshoring

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contracting, subcontracting, delegation

Antonyms

insourcing, domestic hiring, internalization, centralization, in-house

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insourcing, domestic hiring, internalization

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insourcing, centralization, in-house