tercerizar

• terciarizar

From tercero +‎ -izar.

• IPA^(key): /teɾθeɾiˈθaɾ/ [t̪eɾ.θe.ɾiˈθaɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /teɾseɾiˈsaɾ/ [t̪eɾ.se.ɾiˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ter‧ce‧ri‧zar

tercerizar (first-person singular present tercerizo, first-person singular preterite tercericé, past participle tercerizado)

1. (transitive) to outsource

   Synonym: externalizar

2. (transitive) to subcontract

• “tercerizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024