outsourcing
outsourcing — noun
1. the use of an outside firm to handle jobs or services that a company could do it
the use of an outside firm to handle jobs or services that a company could do itself.
The hospital's outsourcing of laundry services upset many longtime workers.
pattern: outsourcing of + service
After two years of outsourcing, the shop reopened its own kitchen.
Union leaders protested the outsourcing of bus repairs to a private garage.
Careful outsourcing helped the startup answer customer emails all night.
The company's outsourcing of payroll cut costs but caused new delays.
- contracting out
a close everyday business term, often used for one practical service or task
- subcontracting
narrower, because it often means passing on part of a job you already control
- offshoring
overlaps only when the work is moved to another country
- insourcing
bringing work back inside the organization instead of sending it out
- in-house work
doing the job with your own staff rather than another firm
文法句型
outsourcing of + task/service
outsourcing to + provider
cost savings from outsourcing
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often followed by 'of' to name the work being handed out. Common in business discussions about payroll, cleaning, support, and manufacturing.
常見錯誤
outsourcing — verb
- outsourcingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- outsourcings3rd person singular
- outsourcinging-ing form
- outsourcingedpast simple
1. buying a service or product from another company instead of having your own staf
buying a service or product from another company instead of having your own staff provide it.
The publisher is outsourcing cover design to a studio in Kaohsiung.
pattern: outsourcing + object + to + provider
By outsourcing meal delivery, the hotel cut waste in its kitchen.
by outsourcing + task
Small clinics are outsourcing appointment calls to save their nurses time.
Instead of hiring more staff, the museum started outsourcing ticket checks.
The bookstore kept growing because it was outsourcing routine IT support.
- contract out
a close everyday business phrase, often used for a specific service or task
- subcontract
common when part of a larger job is handed to another business
- offshore
narrower, because it stresses moving the work to another country
- insource
to bring work back inside the organization
- keep in-house
to continue doing the work with your own staff
文法句型
outsourcing + object + to + provider
by/after outsourcing + task
be outsourcing + service
用法筆記
Often takes the task or service as its object, and 'to' introduces the outside provider. After words like 'by', 'after', or 'instead of', it refers to the process of sending work outside the company.