Word: outsourcing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: out
sourc
ing
Definition: The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.
Morphemes:
Affix: out-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: External to, on the outside of
Affix: source
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The person, place or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub-
Language: la
Decoded: sub-
Meaning: up from below
Affix: regō
Language: la
Decoded: rego
Meaning: lead, rule
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.