terceirização
Portuguese, noun/teʁ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
terceirização is spelled T-E-R-C-E-I-R-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O (13 letters) and appears 3.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 15,278th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terceirização is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “outsourcing (transfer of business function to external party)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de terceirizar”.
What does terceirização mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineoutsourcing (transfer of business function to external party)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de terceirizar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of terceirização
- terceirizações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce terceirização?
- Brazil /teʁ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [teh.se(ɪ̯).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- /teɾ.se(j).ɾi.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to terceirização
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is terceirização in Portuguese?
terceirização appears 3.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).