insource
gb/ˈɪnsˈɔɹs/ us/ˈɪnsˈɔɹs/
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Verbo
business
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action
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Use internal company resources
To do a job inside a company instead of paying another company to do it.
Padrão de uso:
insource [work/service/production]
Erro comum:
Do not confuse it with outsource, which means to give work to an outside company.
Sinônimos
bring in-house (More common and less formal; often emphasizes moving work inside the organization.)
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internalize (More formal or technical; can refer to making something internal in many contexts.)
Antônimos
outsource (Means to give work or services to an outside supplier or contractor.)
Colocações
insource work
|insource services
|insource production
|insource operations
|insource IT
|insource payroll
|insource manufacturing
|insource a function
|insource a process
|decide to insource
Temas
business
|management
|work
|operations
Exemplos
- The company decided to insource its customer support to improve quality control.
- Several hospitals have insourced cleaning services instead of using private contractors.
- Management believes it can save money by insourcing more of the design work.
Exemplos para estudantes
- We will insource payroll next year.
- The firm insourced its IT support.
Verbo
business
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action
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Bring outsourced work back
To bring a job back into the company after another company was doing it.
Padrão de uso:
insource [previously outsourced work/service]
Erro comum:
This meaning usually implies the work was outsourced before; if not, use the broader meaning of doing work internally.
Sinônimos
bring back in-house (Clearer and more common in everyday business language.)
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repatriate (More formal and less common; often used for returning operations, jobs, or assets.)
Antônimos
outsource (Means to move work out to an external supplier.)
Colocações
insource a contract
|insource outsourced work
|insource a previously outsourced service
|insource facilities management
|insource call-center operations
|insource after outsourcing
Temas
business
|management
|contracts
|operations
Exemplos
- After complaints about delays, the retailer insourced the delivery planning it had outsourced two years earlier.
- The council voted to insource waste collection when the private contract ended.
- They are considering whether to renew the vendor agreement or insource the service.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The company insourced the work again.
- They insourced cleaning after the contract ended.
Gramática
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insource
AFI
GB/ˈɪnsˈɔɹs/
US/ˈɪnsˈɔɹs/
Sílabas e tonicidade
in - source (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: insource
- 3rd Person Singular: insources
- Present Participle: insourcing
- Past: insourced
- Past Participle: insourced
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