externalizar

Senses

1. 1.

   to outsource

   to contract out work or services to an external company or provider

2. 2.

   to externalize

   to express outwardly; to make something internal visible or known

3. 3.

   to transfer outside

   to move or relocate something from an internal to an external location or context

Examples

• "La empresa decidió externalizar sus servicios de limpieza para reducir costos."

  The company decided to outsource its cleaning services to reduce costs.

• "Es importante externalizar tus sentimientos en lugar de guardarlos adentro."

  It is important to externalize your feelings rather than keeping them bottled up.

• "Muchas multinacionales externalizan la producción a países con mano de obra más barata."

  Many multinationals outsource production to countries with cheaper labor.

Usage

This is a formal, somewhat technical verb commonly used in business contexts (outsourcing) and in psychology or philosophy (externalizing emotions or abstract concepts). It is a regular -izar verb and is conjugated like other verbs of this type. The business sense predominates in contemporary Spanish.