# outsource

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈaʊtˌsoɹs/ · frequency rank #32,107

## Definitions
1. To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

## Etymology
From out- + source.

## Common misspellings (12)
`otusource`, `oustource`, `outosurce`, `outsoruce`, `outsoucre`, `outsourcce`, `outsourec`, `outsourrce`, `outssource`, `outsuorce`, `outtsource`, `uotsource`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outsource