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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sourcing"

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Word	Definition
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
originnoun	The beginning of something.
referencenoun	The act of referring: a submitting for information or decision.
authornoun	The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
informantnoun	One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
generatornoun	One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
channelnoun	Something through which another thing passes; a means of conveying or transmitting.
germnoun	A pathogen: a pathogenic microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus.
seednoun	(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
suppliesnoun	(chiefly law) Financial resources supplied, often for a particular purpose.
outsourcingnoun	(business, management) The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.
procurementnoun	(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.
buyingnoun	The act of making a purchase.
recruitmentnoun	The process or art of finding candidates for a post in an organization, or recruits for the armed forces.
purchasingnoun	An act or process of making a purchase.
hiringnoun	The act by which an employee is hired.
purchasenoun	The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
provisioningnoun	An act of supplying with provisions.
provisionnoun	An item of goods or supplies, especially food, obtained for future use.