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outsourced services

[/ˈaʊtˌsɔːrst ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz/]
nounpl: outsourced services
serviços terceirizados
1. Business services contracted to external companies or service providers rather than performed in-house by the organization's own employees
The company decided to use outsourced services for its IT infrastructure management.
A empresa decidiu utilizar serviços terceirizados para a gestão de sua infraestrutura de TI.
2. Services provided by specialized external vendors to handle specific business functions
Outsourced services have become increasingly common in the customer support industry.
Os serviços terceirizados tornaram-se cada vez mais comuns na indústria de suporte ao cliente.
Synonyms
contracted servicesexternal servicesvendor servicesthird-party servicesserviços contratadosserviços externos
Antonyms
in-house servicesinternal servicesserviços internosserviços próprios

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
serviços terceirizados
Most common term used in Brazilian business and corporate contexts
São Paulo
serviços terceirizados / serviços contratados
Both terms used interchangeably in commercial hubs
Portugal
serviços subcontratados / serviços externalizados
Portuguese preference for 'externalizados' in formal business language

Related Idioms & Phrases

to outsource one's services
outsourced business model
terceirizar serviços
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