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    outsource

    US /ˈaʊtˌsɔrs, -ˌsors/

    ・

    UK /ˈaʊtsɔ:s/

    C2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo obtain goods or services from outside suppliers
    Brazil has become a good place to outsource business

    Video subtitles

    What Happened To Etsy?

    12:05What Happened To Etsy?
    • Sellers have blamed the 2013 rule change allowing creators to outsource their production for what they call the junkification of Etsy.

      Sellers have blamed the 2013 rule change allowing creators to outsource their production for what they call the junkification of Etsy.

    • LeGeau went viral for her TikTok, exposing many of the top Etsy shops as dropshippers, or sellers who make the designs but outsource the labor to another company.

      LeGeau went viral for her TikTok, exposing many of the top Etsy shops as dropshippers, or sellers who make the designs but outsource the labor to another company.

    B1

    How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners

    08:09How Retailers Like T.J. Maxx And Home Depot Quietly Target 'Problem' Returners
    • It isn't something you can opt out of because if they have decided to outsource their return logistics to a third party, and you're agreeing to purchase from them in that purchase agreement,

      It isn't something you can opt out of because if they have decided to outsource their return logistics to a third party, and you're agreeing to purchase from them in that purchase agreement,

    • It isn't something you can opt out of because if they have decided to outsource their return logistics to a third party and you're agreeing to purchase from them in that purchase agreement, you're also implicitly opting into accepting the third-party logistics provider for returns.

      It isn't something you can opt out of because if they have decided to outsource their return logistics to a third party and you're agreeing to purchase from them in that purchase agreement, you're also implicitly opting into accepting the third-party logistics provider for returns.

    B2

    Will we let AI decide for us?

    09:47Will we let AI decide for us?
    • You are going to be tempted in ways that you have never before been tempted to outsource your thinking.

      You are going to be tempted in ways that you have never before been tempted to outsource your thinking.

    • You are going to be tempted in ways that you have never before been tempted to outsource your thinking,

      You are going to be tempted in ways that you have never before been tempted to outsource your thinking,

    B1

    Why Taiwan Makes All The Chips That Beep Boop

    17:32Why Taiwan Makes All The Chips That Beep Boop
    • To protect their profits and competitiveness, many of these companies started to outsource the manufacturing process to Asia, while keeping the more lucrative design sector in America.

      To protect their profits and competitiveness, many of these companies started to outsource the manufacturing process to Asia, while keeping the more lucrative design sector in America.

    • Now Taiwan was not an obvious choice to outsource to.

      Now Taiwan was not an obvious choice to outsource to.

    B1

    HOW TO GET PAID TO TRAVEL THE WORLD

    04:20HOW TO GET PAID TO TRAVEL THE WORLD
    • So instead of quitting your job, you could just outsource yourself.

      So instead of quitting your job, you could just outsource yourself.

    • So instead of quitting your job, you could just outsource yourself.

      So instead of quitting your job, you could just outsource yourself.

    B1

    Time Management with English Subtitle by Randy Pausch, November 2007

    26:27Time Management with English Subtitle by Randy Pausch, November 2007
    • And when you have to make trade-offs of should I do something like write software or should I just buy it or should I outsource this, having in your head what you cost your organization an hour is really kind of a staggering thing to change your behavior because you start realizing that, wow, if I free up three hours of my time and I'm thinking of that in terms of dollars, that's a big savings.

      And when you have to make trade-offs of should I do something like write software or should I just buy it or should I outsource this, having in your head what you cost your organization an hour is really kind of a staggering thing to change your behavior because you start realizing that, wow, if I free up three hours of my time and I'm thinking of that in terms of dollars, that's a big savings.

    • or should I outsource this?"

      or should I outsource this?"

    A2

    The Terrible Consequence of Being Easy-Going

    11:26The Terrible Consequence of Being Easy-Going
    • Outsource your decisions to the factory of others.

      Outsource your decisions to the factory of others.

    • Outsource your decisions to the factory of others.

      Outsource your decisions to the factory of others.

    B1

    Finding non-English teaching jobs in Japan

    06:12Finding non-English teaching jobs in Japan
    • So they're going to outsource to everyone and see what applicants come.

      So they're going to outsource to everyone and see what applicants come.

    • So instead of getting hundreds of applicants, if they just use their own recruiters, they will get, I don't know, tens of thousands of applicants where they can outsource to many different recruiters.

      So instead of getting hundreds of applicants, if they just use their own recruiters, they will get, I don't know, tens of thousands of applicants where they can outsource to many different recruiters.

    A2

    Top 3 Ways Sweatshops Help The Poor Escape Poverty

    05:13Top 3 Ways Sweatshops Help The Poor Escape Poverty
    • And that includes American companies that don't outsource their production at all,

      And that includes American companies that don't outsource their production at all,

    • lives of these workers, and that includes American companies that don't outsource

      lives of these workers, and that includes American companies that don't outsource

    B1

    How Amazon Delivers On One-Day Shipping Works

    20:20How Amazon Delivers On One-Day Shipping Works
    • Amazon pays to outsource much of last-mile delivery to carriers like UPS and USPS, which charge a fee.

      Amazon pays to outsource much of last-mile delivery to carriers like UPS and USPS, which charge a fee.

    • Amazon pays to outsource much of last-mile delivery to carriers like UPS

      Amazon pays to outsource much of last-mile delivery to carriers like UPS

    B1