how to pronounce outsource

/ˌaʊtˈsɔːɹs/

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outsource is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of outsource in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to do even when we outsource work we're …”

meanings of outsource

verb:

To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

outsource frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word outsource occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics outsource can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that outsource can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;