outsourcing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/ us/ˈaʊtˌsɑː.sɪŋ/
外包
the process of paying to have part of a company's work done by another company
The management guaranteed that outsourcing wouldn't mean job losses. 管理层保证外包不会导致工作职位的缺失。
large Indian outsourcing firms 印度的外包大公司
See: outsource
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- They recently signed a five-year outsourcing contract with the company.
- The business has been cutting costs through increased outsourcing of labour.
- Offshore outsourcing has become a major economic and political issue.