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crowdsource

[ kroud-sawrs, -sohrs ]

verb (used with or without object)

crowdsourced, crowdsourcing.
  1. to utilize (labor, information, etc.) contributed by the general public to (a project), often via the internet and without compensation:

    The team's use of Facebook to crowdsource accurate scientific data allowed the project to be completed on time.

    The newspaper crowdsourced its investigation into the scandal.



crowdsource

/ ˈʊˌɔː /

verb

  1. to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the internet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǷɻdzܰԲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ǷɻsdzܰiԲ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crowdsource1

First recorded in 2006; crowd 1 + (out)source
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Word History and Origins

Origin of crowdsource1

c21: from crowd + (out)source
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Example Sentences

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The crowdsourcing venture aims to find victims of the Eaton and Palisades blazes who had lost Disney mementos.

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These come from a variety of sources, including its editors' own reading, crowdsourcing appeals, and analysis of language databases.

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After Russia invaded Crimea in 2014, the organisation was set up to crowdsource military equipment for fighting Ukrainian troops.

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A company which fell victim to what's thought to be the world's biggest ever robbery is seeking to recover some of its losses by crowdsourcing online bounty hunters.

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He said the number does not include the examples on the crowdsourced spreadsheet.

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