"outsourcing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtˌsɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: outsourcings [plural]
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  1. The transfer of a business function to an external service provider. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: open outsourcing Related terms: botsourcing, crowdsourcing Coordinate_terms: offshoring Translations (transfer business): تَعْهِيد m أَوْتْسُورْسِينْغ (taʕhīd) [masculine] (Arabic), աութսորսինգ (autʻsorsing) (Armenian), արտապատվիրում (artapatvirum) (Armenian), аўтсо́рсынг (aŭtsórsynh) [masculine] (Belarusian), аўтсо́рсынґ (aŭtsórsyng) (note: rare spelling) [masculine] (Belarusian), externalització [feminine] (Catalan), 外包 (wàibāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 委外 (wěiwài) (Chinese Mandarin), 外判 (wàipàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 外購 /外购 (wàigòu) (english: purchase from outside) (Chinese Mandarin), outsourcing [common-gender] (Danish), uitbesteding (Dutch), ulkoistaminen (Finnish), externalisation [feminine] (French), sous-traitance [feminine] (French), impartition [Quebec, feminine] (French), outsourcing [masculine] (French), externalización [feminine] (Galician), Outsourcing [neuter] (German), Auslagerung [feminine] (German), מיקור חוץ (Hebrew), आउटसोर्सिंग (āuṭsorsiṅg) [masculine] (Hindi), kiszervezés (Hungarian), erőforrás-kihelyezés (Hungarian), feladatkihelyezés (Hungarian), alvállalkozásba kiadás (Hungarian), útvistun [feminine] (Icelandic), utankaup [neuter, plural] (Icelandic), outsourcing [masculine] (Italian), esternalizzazione (Italian), subappalto [masculine] (Italian), アウトソーシング (autosōshingu) (Japanese), 아웃소싱 (autsosing) (Korean), बाह्यस्रोत (bāhyasrot) (Marathi), برونسپاری (borun-sepâri) (Persian), outsourcing [masculine] (Polish), terceirização [feminine] (Portuguese), externalização [feminine] (Portuguese), outsourcing [masculine] (Portuguese), аутсо́рсинг (autsórsing) [masculine] (Russian), сда́ча в субподря́д (sdáča v subpodrjád) [feminine] (Russian), подря́д (podrjád) [masculine] (Russian), субподря́д (subpodrjád) [masculine] (Russian), izmještanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), izmeštanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), externalización [feminine] (Spanish), tercerización [feminine] (Spanish), subcontratación [feminine] (Spanish), அவுட்சோர்ஸிங் (avuṭcōrsiṅ) (Tamil), аутсо́рсинг (autsórsynh) [masculine] (Ukrainian), аутсо́рсинґ (autsórsyng) [masculine] (Ukrainian), thuê ngoài (Vietnamese)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈaʊtˌsɔː(ɹ).sɪŋ/ [General-American]
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  1. present participle and gerund of outsource Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: outsource
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Inflected forms

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          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "taʕhīd",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "تَعْهِيد m أَوْتْسُورْسِينْغ"
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "autʻsorsing",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "աութսորսինգ"
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          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "artapatvirum",
          "sense": "transfer business",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "aŭtsórsynh",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "аўтсо́рсынг"
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          "note": "rare spelling",
          "roman": "aŭtsórsyng",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "аўтсо́рсынґ"
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "externalització"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wàibāo",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "外包"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wěiwài",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "委外"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wàipàn",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "外判"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "english": "purchase from outside",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wàigòu",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "外購 /外购"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "outsourcing"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "uitbesteding"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "ulkoistaminen"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "externalisation"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sous-traitance"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "Quebec",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impartition"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "outsourcing"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "externalización"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Outsourcing"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Auslagerung"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "מיקור חוץ"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "āuṭsorsiṅg",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "आउटसोर्सिंग"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "kiszervezés"
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "erőforrás-kihelyezés"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "feladatkihelyezés"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "alvállalkozásba kiadás"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
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          "word": "utankaup"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "outsourcing"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "esternalizzazione"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "transfer business",
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          "word": "subappalto"
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          "code": "ja",
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          "roman": "autosōshingu",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "アウトソーシング"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "autsosing",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "아웃소싱"
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          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "bāhyasrot",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "बाह्यस्रोत"
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "borun-sepâri",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "word": "برونسپاری"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "outsourcing"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "terceirização"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "externalização"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "outsourcing"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "autsórsing",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "аутсо́рсинг"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdáča v subpodrjád",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "сда́ча в субподря́д"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podrjád",
          "sense": "transfer business",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "подря́д"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "subpodrjád",
          "sense": "transfer business",
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            "masculine"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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          "sense": "transfer business",
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          "sense": "transfer business",
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          "sense": "transfer business",
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        }
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      "word": "botsourcing"
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      "word": "crowdsourcing"
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taʕhīd",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَعْهِيد m أَوْتْسُورْسِينْغ"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "autʻsorsing",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "աութսորսինգ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "artapatvirum",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "արտապատվիրում"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aŭtsórsynh",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аўтсо́рсынг"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "note": "rare spelling",
      "roman": "aŭtsórsyng",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аўтсо́рсынґ"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "externalització"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wàibāo",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "外包"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wěiwài",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "委外"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wàipàn",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "外判"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "english": "purchase from outside",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wàigòu",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "外購 /外购"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "outsourcing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "uitbesteding"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "ulkoistaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "externalisation"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sous-traitance"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impartition"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "outsourcing"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "externalización"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Outsourcing"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Auslagerung"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "מיקור חוץ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "āuṭsorsiṅg",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "आउटसोर्सिंग"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "kiszervezés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "erőforrás-kihelyezés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "feladatkihelyezés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "alvállalkozásba kiadás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "útvistun"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "utankaup"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "outsourcing"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "esternalizzazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "subappalto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "autosōshingu",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "アウトソーシング"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "autsosing",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "아웃소싱"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "bāhyasrot",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "बाह्यस्रोत"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "borun-sepâri",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "برونسپاری"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "outsourcing"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "terceirização"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "externalização"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "outsourcing"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "autsórsing",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аутсо́рсинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdáča v subpodrjád",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сда́ча в субподря́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podrjád",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подря́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "subpodrjád",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "субподря́д"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "izmještanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "izmeštanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "externalización"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tercerización"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "subcontratación"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "avuṭcōrsiṅ",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "அவுட்சோர்ஸிங்"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "autsórsynh",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аутсо́рсинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "autsórsyng",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аутсо́рсинґ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "transfer business",
      "word": "thuê ngoài"
    }
  ],
  "word": "outsourcing"
}

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  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": ʔawtsūrsīnḡ vs. taʕhīd",
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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