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"roman": "wàibāo",
"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "外包"
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"word": "外購"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
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"code": "de",
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"word": "auslagern"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "kiszervez"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "alvállalkozásbaad (ki)"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
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"code": "it",
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"word": "esternalizzare"
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"word": "subappaltare"
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"word": "tercerizar"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "outsource"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "thuê ngoài"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "外包"
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"roman": "wěiwài",
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"word": "委外"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "外購"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "zadávat subdodavatelské zakázky"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "uitbesteden"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "ulkoistaa"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "externaliser"
},
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "sous-traiter"
},
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "externalizar"
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{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "auslagern"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "kiszervez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "alvállalkozásbaad (ki)"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "útvista"
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{
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "esternalizzare"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "subappaltare"
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "terceirizar"
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"code": "pt",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "externalizar"
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "externaliza"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "externalizar"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "tercerizar"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "outsource"
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{
"code": "vi",
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"sense": "transfer of business to a third party",
"word": "thuê ngoài"
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"word": "outsource"
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