From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoutworkout‧work /ˈaʊtwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ noun [uncountable] BEBBwork for a business that is done by people at home —outworker noun [countable]
Examples from the Corpus
outwork• At first the boot and shoemaking industry was organized on an outwork basis from the towns.From Longman Business Dictionaryoutworkout‧work /ˈaʊtwɜːk-wɜːrk/ noun [uncountable] British EnglishHUMAN RESOURCES work which is done for a business by people working at homeWorkers engaged in domestic outwork or subcontracting will secure none of the benefits. —outworker noun [countable] 