contract out
idiom
: to agree by contract to pay someone outside an organization to perform (a job)
The company contracted out its manufacturing jobs.
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Pikaia Lodge is the only hotel with its own yacht (other hotels contract out to local boat owners) so each guest is given a luxe cabin to rest in for the day.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
Some hospitals contract out confirmation testing — a lower-cost alternative — but getting results can take days, long after many families are ready to go home.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
The documents show a more-than-three month gap between when the city received design drawings for the pool and putting a contract out for bid in April.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
Implementing such a practice would require a significant investment for U.S. ports, which either own and operate their own tugboats or contract out for tug services.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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Devorah Lev-Tov, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2024
Some hospitals contract out confirmation testing — a lower-cost alternative — but getting results can take days, long after many families are ready to go home.
—Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
The documents show a more-than-three month gap between when the city received design drawings for the pool and putting a contract out for bid in April.
—Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 2 July 2024
Implementing such a practice would require a significant investment for U.S. ports, which either own and operate their own tugboats or contract out for tug services.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Contract out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contract%20out. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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