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contract out

contract out


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb give work to outsiders: to offer work to other companies or workers outside the organization that is commissioning the work

2. intransitive verb U.K. withdraw formally: to withdraw from something by making a formal or legally binding declaration
employees contracting out of the state pension scheme

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