outsource
verb/ˈaʊtˌsɔrs/
Frequency rank: #14,093 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to arrange for work to be done by people outside your organization, often in another country.
Example sentence
The company decided to outsource its customer support to a firm in another country.
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