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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Most other cities in Southern California contract out trash service to private haulers such as EDCO or Waste Management.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
If the federal government could manage Medicare and Medicaid as efficiently as the credit card industry (or maybe contract out to them) the savings would approach $1 trillion over ten years.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
At home, there was a contract out of me to kill me.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
He was cut entirely from the team before the season opener, with United buying his contract out later in the year.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
If the federal government could manage Medicare and Medicaid as efficiently as the credit card industry (or maybe contract out to them) the savings would approach $1 trillion over ten years.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
At home, there was a contract out of me to kill me.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
He was cut entirely from the team before the season opener, with United buying his contract out later in the year.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Contract out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contract%20out. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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