Which is the right word to use?
What is the right word to use if I want to say a test that is carried out by a laboratory is paid and outsourced by a client from outside? Would it be "commissioned/authorized/assigned/entrusted/outsourced" to describe this kind of work? And what is the adjective form?
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I think the common term in private industry (at least in the US) is "contract", both as a verb, noun, and adjective.
The adjective "contractual" seems to be rarely used in the sense of contract work. It's used mostly in the legal sense.
So the lab received a contract for the test work from their client, and is now working on that contract job (adjective usage).
The client company contracted the task out to the lab, i.e. they gave the contract for the job to the lab.
Another example of "contract" used as an adjective: Foxconn is doing contract manufacturing for Apple.
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Sponsor sb=pay expenses for
The company sponsored the gifted student during his time at university.
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