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insourcing

insourcing noun: the obtaining of goods or services using existing in-house resources or employees. Also the present participle and gerund of insource.

Noun

insourcing (uncountable)

  1. The obtaining of goods or services using existing in-house resources or employees.
    Antonyms:
    outsourcing
  2. The obtaining of goods or services using domestic resources or employees as opposed to foreign.

Also used as

insourcing is also the present participle and gerund of insource.

Antonyms of insourcing

Origin of insourcing

Blend of in + outsourcing.

Words formed from insourcing

Questions about insourcing

What does insourcing mean?
Insourcing means the obtaining of goods or services using existing in-house resources or employees.
What part of speech is insourcing?
Insourcing is a noun.

Words near insourcing in the dictionary

  1. insouling
  2. insouls
  3. insource
  4. insourced
  5. insources
  6. insourcing
  7. insp
  8. insp.
  9. inspake
  10. inspan
  11. inspanned

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