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Outsourced vs Outsource - What's the difference?

outsourced | outsource |

As verbs the difference between outsourced and outsource

is that outsourced is (outsource) while outsource is (chiefly|us|business|management) to transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

As an adjective outsourced

is (of goods or services) obtained by outsourcing.

outsourced

English

Verb

(head)
  • (outsource)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (of goods or services) Obtained by outsourcing
  • (of a person) Having ones employment transferred to a third party

    • outsource

    English

    (Outsourcing)

    Verb

    (outsourc)
  • (chiefly, US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
    • They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor.

    Synonyms

    * farm out, subcontract

    Derived terms

    * outsourceable * outsourcer

    Anagrams

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