insource

/ˈin-ˌsȯrs/ (ame, mw)

insource — verb

  • insourcepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • insources3rd person singular
  • insourcing-ing form
  • insourcedpast simple

1. to arrange for a particular business task, service, or product to be carried out

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to arrange for a particular business task, service, or product to be carried out or supplied by people within your own company or country, as opposed to hiring an external company or workers in another country to do it.

例句

The company decided to insource its customer service instead of using a call center in another country.

collocation: insource + [service / work / production]

Guo argued that insourcing the IT department would create jobs for local engineers.

同義詞
  • bring in-house

    more common in everyday business speech; slightly less formal than 'insource'

  • keep domestic

    focuses on keeping work within the home country, not necessarily within the same company

  • keep internal

    emphasises that the work stays inside the organisation itself

反義詞
  • outsource

    the direct opposite; to hire an outside company to do the work

  • offshore

    to move work to a different country, typically where labour is cheaper

文法句型

insource + noun phrase (the work/service/product being brought in-house)

用法筆記

Often used in contrast with 'outsource'. Common in discussions of corporate strategy, supply-chain management, and employment policy. The object is typically a department, function, or type of work (e.g., 'insource manufacturing', 'insource logistics').

常見錯誤

❌We decided to insource.' (no object).
✅We decided to insource the packaging work.
💡'insource' is transitive and needs a direct object saying what is being brought in-house.
❌We insourced the project from a local company.
✅We insourced the project by hiring local staff.
💡'insource' does not mean 'buy from' a domestic supplier; it means the work is done by your own people.