Sodium chloride is the salt most responsible for the salinity of seawater and of the extracellular fluid of many multicellular organisms. In the form of edible or table salt it is commonly used as a condiment and food preservative.
outsources; outsourced; outsourcing. Learner's definition of OUTSOURCE. [+ object] : to send away (some of a company's work) to be done by people outside the company. The company outsources many of its jobs to less developed countries.
Outsourcing involves enlisting services and products from outside the company, sometimes from abroad. Outsourcing can be much more extensive in larger corporations. On a smaller scale, a family-owned grocery store might outsource bookkeeping responsibilities to an independent accountant.