C1
offshoring vs outsourcing
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| offshoringnoun/ˌɔːfˈʃɔːr.ɪŋ/ | Meaning moving a company's work or factories to another country to save money | Goes with — | Example Offshoring has cost many factory workers in the town their jobs. |
| outsourcingnoun/ˈaʊt.sɔːr.sɪŋ/ | Meaning the practice of paying another company to do work that your own company could do | Goes with the outsourcing of jobs | Example Outsourcing customer support to another country saved the company millions of dollars. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The contract runs for five years.