outsource — 英語辞典

動詞

1. To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

   用法

   • 米国での用法
   • 他動詞

   同義語

   farm outsubcontract

   例文

   They decided to outsource the design and manufacture of the system to a vendor.

   Read said maintenance would be outsourced, with "positive discussions" held with two companies.

   その他の例文 (1)

   Outsourcing is a concept that Burnham has already criticised and rightly so. Many train operators outsourced jobs like checking tickets at the gates or cleaning the trains, and therefore the staff had no opportunity to move up through the structure of the railways into managerial jobs.

動詞

1. obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out

   上位語

   source

   例文

   Many companies outsource and hire consultants in order to maintain a flexible workforce