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outsource

out·source [ ówt sàwrss ] (past and past participle out·sourced, present participle out·sourc·ing, 3rd person present singular out·sourc·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
subcontract work: to buy labor or parts from a source outside a company or business rather than using the company's staff or plant


out·sourc·er noun
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