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sourcing

  • /ˈsɔɹsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)sɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of source

noun sourcings

  1. countable, uncountable The process by which something is sourced, or obtained from another place. But even such specific sourcings of ideas from string theory presuppose a certain cultural currency of string theory as a whole.
  2. US, countable, uncountable The supply of resources needed by a business process.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beginning, origin, reference, author, informant, generator, channel, germ, seed, root, supplies, outsourcing, procurement, buying, recruitment, purchasing

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noun supply of resources needed by a business process

中文采購 /采购 cǎigòu

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"sourcing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sourcing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sourcing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sourcing

Chicago

"sourcing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sourcing.

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@misc{sourcing_2026,
  title = {sourcing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sourcing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}