externalizar

to outsource

verb eks-tehr-nah-lee-SAHR Rare

Also means

to externalise

Usage Note

Externalizar is the standard business term for outsourcing services or processes to a third party, equivalent to English 'to outsource'. It follows the regular -ar conjugation but requires a spelling change at the c/z boundary before e: externalice, externalicemos. The related noun is externalización.

Examples

"La empresa decidió externalizar el servicio de limpieza."

Natural Translation

The company decided to outsource the cleaning service.

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