Antonyms of verb contract_out

1 of 2 senses of contract out

Sense 2
contract out -- (refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use)
       Antonym of contract in (Sense 1)
      => contract in -- (consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb contract_out

2 senses of contract out

Sense 1
contract out -- (assign a job to someone outside one's own business)
       => sign, contract, sign on, sign up -- (engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season")

Sense 2
contract out -- (refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use)
       => refuse, decline -- (show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike")

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