different between outsource vs consign

English

Etymology

From out- +? source.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?t?s??s/

Verb

outsource (third-person singular simple present outsources, present participle outsourcing, simple past and past participle outsourced)

1. (chiefly US, business, management) To transfer the management and/or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

Synonyms

• farm out, subcontract

Derived terms

• outsourceable
• outsourcer
• outsourcing

Translations

References

• “outsource”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• courteous

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French consigner or directly from Latin c?nsign? (“furnish with a seal”), from con- + sign? (“mark, sign”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?sa?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n
• Hyphenation: con?sign

Verb

consign (third-person singular simple present consigns, present participle consigning, simple past and past participle consigned)

1. (transitive, business) To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
2. (transitive) To entrust to the care of another.
3. (transitive) To send to a final destination.

   to consign the body to the grave
4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.
5. To stamp or impress; to affect.

Usage notes

See usage note for commit.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• consing, sconing