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subcontract
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. arranged for contracted work to be done by others [syn: farm out , job ] work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ They subcontract out the repair and maintenance of their rental car fleet. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A car rental company subcontracts out the repair and maintenance of its fleet, and focuses on renting. ▪ Carey repeated ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Subcontract \Sub*con"tract\, n. A contract under, or subordinate to, a previous contract.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also sub-contract , "contract for carrying out all or part of a previous contract," 1817, from sub- + contract (n.). As a verb from 1828 (in Shakespeare it means "be betrothed again"). Related: Subcontracted ; subcontracting .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn. vb. To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.
Usage examples of subcontract.
We subcontract plumbers, carpenters, roofers, drywallers, but we do a lot of the work ourselves.
We toyed with the idea of setting ourselves up as a subcontracting job shop, specializing in working with hard to cut materials, but the same problem was there.
Damage done to the payloaders and bulldozers was minor, according to Francis Lane, whose company got a substantial subcontracting bid on the crosstown extension, but the demolition crane, valued at $60,000, is expected to be out of service for as long as two weeks.