委託(いたく)

いたく
noun
entrustment; consignment
1. entrustment; consignment; commission
Entrusting a task, responsibility, or goods to another person or organization.
業務(ぎょうむ)を外部(がいぶ)に委託(いたく)する。
To outsource work to an external party.
販売(はんばい)委託(いたく)契約(けいやく)を結(むす)ぶ。
To enter into a consignment sales contract.
研究(けんきゅう)を大学(だいがく)に委託(いたく)した。
We commissioned the research to a university.

委託(いたく) means entrustment or consignment - delegating tasks or goods to another party.

WORD FORMATION:
委(い) (entrust) + 託(たく) (entrust, consign) = entrustment

GRAMMAR:
Used as noun and する verb: 委託(いたく)する (to entrust, outsource)

BUSINESS USES:

  • 業務(ぎょうむ)委託(いたく): outsourcing (of work/operations)
  • 委託(いたく)販売(はんばい): consignment sales
  • 委託(いたく)契約(けいやく): consignment contract
  • 委託(いたく)料(りょう): commission fee
  • 委託(いたく)先(さき): outsourcing destination

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • AにBを委託(いたく)する: to entrust B to A
  • 外部(がいぶ)に委託(いたく)する: to outsource externally
  • 研究(けんきゅう)を委託(いたく)する: to commission research

RELATED TERMS:

  • 外注(がいちゅう): outsourcing (more casual)
  • 委任(いにん): delegation (of authority)
  • 託(たく)す: to entrust (verb)
  • アウトソーシング: outsourcing (loanword)

NOTE:
委託(いたく)販売(はんばい) (consignment sales) means goods remain owned by the supplier until sold.

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Added 2026.1.16 17:21 · Revised 2026.1.29 19:28
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