"backsource" meaning in English

See backsource in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: backsources [present, singular, third-person], backsourcing [participle, present], backsourced [participle, past], backsourced [past]
Etymology: back + source Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|source}} back + source Head templates: {{en-verb}} backsource (third-person singular simple present backsources, present participle backsourcing, simple past and past participle backsourced)
  1. To bring jobs previously outsourced back into the company to be performed internally. Wikipedia link: Backsourcing
    Sense id: en-backsource-en-verb-TYvjakHK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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