noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

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

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of insource form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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vertical integration

Antonyms

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outsourcing

Etymology

Blend of in + outsourcing.

Related phrases

regional insourcingin housevertically integrated

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