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offshoring

/ˈɒfʃɔːrɪŋ/ noun · British & US
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What does offshoring mean?

noun

The practice of contracting with a foreign company to perform tasks or services that were previously performed by employees in one's own country.

Example

"The company decided to offshore its customer service operations to a call center in India."

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