🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zulieferersystem

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuˈliːfɐʁˌzɪstɛm

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Putting-Out/ˈpʌt.ɪŋ aʊt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Das Zulieferersystem hat die Textilindustrie revolutioniert."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A system of production where work is contracted out to individuals or families, typically in their homes, rather than being done in a centralized factory.

    "The putting-out system revolutionized the textile industry by allowing workers to produce goods in their own homes."
  2. 2

    The act of providing work or materials to be completed by someone else.

    "The company engaged in putting-out various tasks to freelancers to increase efficiency."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'putting-out' originates from the early 19th century, primarily in the context of the putting-out system in textile production, where work was contracted out to individuals or families in their homes. This system allowed for decentralized production and was a precursor to the factory system.

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