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.

Related Words

Synonym: 外注(がいちゅう) (outsourcing (casual))

Synonym: 委任(いにん) (delegation of authority)

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Added 2026.1.16 17:21 · Revised 2026.6.8 1:06

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