subcontract
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noun \ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrakt\Definition of SUBCONTRACT
: a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party; especially : one to provide all or a specified part of the work or materials required in the original contract
See First Known Use of SUBCONTRACT
1817
Rhymes with SUBCONTRACT
2sub·con·tract
verb \ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrakt, ˌsəb-kən-ˈ\Definition of SUBCONTRACT
intransitive verb : to let out or undertake work under a subcontract
transitive verb
1
: to engage a third party to perform under a subcontract all or part of (work included in an original contract) —sometimes used with out
2
: to undertake (work) under a subcontract
Examples of SUBCONTRACT
- The large firm subcontracted with a smaller company.
First Known Use of SUBCONTRACT
1842
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