1. outsourced - Adjective
2. outsourced - Verb
outsourced
simple past and past participle of outsource
(of goods or services) Obtained by outsourcing
(of a person) Having ones employment transferred to a third party
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn the case of Apple, they did originally do production internally, but then along came unbelievably good outsourced manufacturing from companies like Foxconn. We don't have that in the rocket business. There's no Foxconn in the rocket business. Elon Musk
We've outsourced our memories to digital devices, and the result is that we no longer trust our memories. We see every small forgotten thing as evidence that they're failing us. Joshua Foer
Business analytics or predictive modelling is a $100 billion industry, and $41 billion is spent on outsourced business analytics every year. I think that's about twice the size of the movie industry - it's really big. Anthony Goldbloom
Wild and disrespectful? Who the hell are you anyway? Outsourced help? Richelle Mead
Businesses should absolutely set aside funding in their budgets for security consultants. Unless there is an expert on staff, and there usually is not, it needs to be outsourced. Kevin Mitnick
No matter what your profession – doctor, lawyer, architect, accountant – if you are an American, you better be good at the touchy-feely service stuff, because anything that can be digitized can be outsourced to either the smartest or the cheapest producer. Thomas Friedman