backsource

[ bak-sawrs, bak-sohrs ]

verb (used with or without object)

, back·sourced, back·sourc·ing.

1. (of a company or organization) to return outsourced jobs or functions to an in-house setting: Our decision to backsource was based on both economic and political concerns.

   The tech support from the Philippines has been backsourced to the home offices in Toronto.

   Our decision to backsource was based on both economic and political concerns.

Other Words From

• back·sourc·ing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of backsource¹

First recorded in 2005–10; back ²( def ) + source ( def )