- (of a company or organization) to purchase (goods) or subcontract (services) from an outside supplier or source.
- to contract out (jobs, services, etc.): a small business that outsources bookkeeping to an accounting firm.
- to obtain goods or services from an outside source: U.S. companies who outsource from China.
- to subcontract (work) to another company
- to buy in (components for a product) rather than manufacture them
