terceirização

Portuguese

Etymology

From terceirizar (“to outsource”) +‎ -ção (“-tion”), from terceiro (“mediator”, noun), from terceiro (“third”, numeral).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teh.se(ɪ̯).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teh.se(ɪ̯).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /teɾ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teɾ.se(ɪ̯).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʁ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teχ.se(ɪ̯).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [teɻ.se(ɪ̯).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾ.sɐj.ɾi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾ.sɐj.ɾi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾ.sej.ɾi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾ.sej.ɾi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾ.se.ɾi.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: ter‧cei‧ri‧za‧ção

Noun

terceirização f (plural terceirizações)

1. (business) outsourcing (the transfer of a business function to an external service provider)

   Synonyms: externalização, outsourcing

Related terms

• terceirizado
• terceirizar
• terceiro