outsource

UK: /ˌaʊtˈsɔː^rs/ US: (out′sôrs′, -sōrs′)

Inflections of 'outsource' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

outsources

v 3rd person singular

outsourcing

v pres p

outsourced

v past

outsourced

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

out•source  (out′sôrs′, -sōrs′), v.t., -sourced, -sourc•ing. 

1. Business to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside company.

• 1980

out•source  (out′sôrs′, -sōrs′), v.t., -sourced, -sourc•ing. 

1. Business to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside company.

• 1975–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

outsource / ˈaʊtˌsɔːs ˌaʊtˈsɔːs/ verb (transitive)(of a manufacturer)

1. to subcontract (work) to another company
2. to buy in (components for a product) rather than manufacture them

ˈoutˌsourcer noun