noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/
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General-American:/ˈaʊtˌsɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/
rhymes with -aʊtsɔː(ɹ)sɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:AW2 T S AO1 R S IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, management
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: insourcing
2
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of outsource
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَعْهِيد m أَوْتْسُورْسِينْغ
(taʕhīd)
— transfer of business function to external party
Armenian:
աութսորսինգ
(autʻsorsing)
— transfer of business function to external party
Armenian:
արտապատվիրում
(artapatvirum)
— transfer of business function to external party
Belarusian:
аўтсо́рсынг
(awtsórsynh)
— transfer of business function to external party
Belarusian:
аўтсо́рсынґ
(awtsórsyng)
— transfer of business function to external party
Catalan:
externalització
— transfer of business function to external party
Chinese Mandarin:
外包
(wàibāo)
— transfer of business function to external party
Chinese Mandarin:
委外
(wěiwài)
— transfer of business function to external party
Chinese Mandarin:
外判
(wàipàn)
— transfer of business function to external party
Chinese Mandarin:
外購 /外购
(wàigòu)
— transfer of business function to external party
Danish:
outsourcing
— transfer of business function to external party
Dutch:
uitbesteding
— transfer of business function to external party
Finnish:
ulkoistaminen
— transfer of business function to external party
French:
externalisation
— transfer of business function to external party
French:
sous-traitance
— transfer of business function to external party
French:
impartition
— transfer of business function to external party
French:
outsourcing
— transfer of business function to external party
Galician:
externalización
— transfer of business function to external party
German:
Outsourcing
— transfer of business function to external party
German:
Auslagerung
— transfer of business function to external party
Hebrew:
מיקור חוץ
— transfer of business function to external party
Hindi:
आउटसोर्सिंग
(āuṭsorsiṅg)
— transfer of business function to external party
Hungarian:
kiszervezés
— transfer of business function to external party
Hungarian:
erőforrás-kihelyezés
— transfer of business function to external party
Hungarian:
feladatkihelyezés
— transfer of business function to external party
Hungarian:
alvállalkozásba kiadás
— transfer of business function to external party
Icelandic:
útvistun
— transfer of business function to external party
Icelandic:
utankaup
— transfer of business function to external party
Italian:
outsourcing
— transfer of business function to external party
Italian:
esternalizzazione
— transfer of business function to external party
Italian:
subappalto
— transfer of business function to external party
Japanese:
アウトソーシング
(autosōshingu)
— transfer of business function to external party
Korean:
아웃소싱
(autsosing)
— transfer of business function to external party
Marathi:
बाह्यस्रोत
(bāhyasrot)
— transfer of business function to external party
Persian:
برونسپاری
(borun-sepâri)
— transfer of business function to external party
Polish:
outsourcing
— transfer of business function to external party
Portuguese:
terceirização
— transfer of business function to external party
Portuguese:
externalização
— transfer of business function to external party
Portuguese:
outsourcing
— transfer of business function to external party
Russian:
аутсо́рсинг
(autsórsing)
— transfer of business function to external party
Russian:
сда́ча в субподря́д
(sdáča v subpodrjád)
— transfer of business function to external party
Russian:
подря́д
(podrjád)
— transfer of business function to external party
Russian:
субподря́д
(subpodrjád)
— transfer of business function to external party
Serbo-Croatian:
izmještanje
— transfer of business function to external party
Serbo-Croatian:
izmeštanje
— transfer of business function to external party
Spanish:
externalización
— transfer of business function to external party
Spanish:
tercerización
— transfer of business function to external party
Spanish:
subcontratación
— transfer of business function to external party
Tamil:
அவுட்சோர்ஸிங்
(avuṭcōrsiṅ)
— transfer of business function to external party
Ukrainian:
аутсо́рсинг
(autsórsynh)
— transfer of business function to external party
Ukrainian:
аутсо́рсинґ
(autsórsyng)
— transfer of business function to external party
Vietnamese:
thuê ngoài
— transfer of business function to external party
