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noun
The obtaining of goods or services using existing in-house resources or employees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: outsourcing
noun
The obtaining of goods or services using domestic resources or employees as opposed to foreign.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of insource
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of in + outsourcing.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
