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insourcing

British  
/ ˈɪnˌsɔːsɪŋ /

noun

  1. the practice of subcontracting work to another company that is under the same general ownership

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  • insource verb

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The technologies of international capitalism—outsourcing, insourcing, offshoring—would not only make the world’s businesses more profitable, but they would make the all people less quarrelsome.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2014

When cheap labor exists externally and internal resources seem overburdened, how can insourcing save costs or even be a viable option?

From Forbes • Jun. 26, 2014

And over half of big manufacturers say they’re thinking of insourcing jobs from abroad. 

From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2014

The committee concluded that it was impossible to know what part insourcing played in this without access to details of police expenditure - which it tried to obtain without success.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2013

And I just had a conference last week where we had a group of manufacturing companies — some service companies as well — that are engaging in insourcing.

From Time • Jan. 19, 2012