What does licitação in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word licitação in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use licitação in Portuguese.

The word licitação in Portuguese means bid, auction, public procurement, licitação, lances, participar de licitação, licitação pública, licitação pública. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word licitação

bid

substantivo feminino (licitar) (auction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

auction

substantivo feminino (colocar em leilão)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

public procurement

substantivo feminino (escolha para serviço público)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

licitação

noun (business: invitation to bid)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

lances

noun (making offers at auction) (leilão)

(substantivo masculino plural: Substantivo masculino exclusivamente ou normalmente usado no plural. Ex. "óculos".)
Os lances começarão em cem dólares para essa cadeira antiga.
The bidding will start at one hundred dollars for this antique chair.

participar de licitação

intransitive verb (offer services)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)
A autoridade local está oferendo um contrato lucrativo e nossa firma pretende participar da licitação.
The local authority is offering a lucrative contract and our firm intends to bid.

licitação pública

noun (open bid for business) (oferta feita para negócio)

Bids to construct the new stadium went out to public tender.

licitação pública

noun (open bid for business) (oferta feita para negócio)

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