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subcontract

sub·con·tract [ sub kón tràkt, súb kòn trakt ]


noun  (plural sub·con·tracts)
Definition:
 
secondary contract: a secondary contract in which the person or company originally hired in turn hires somebody else to do all or part of the work



verb  (past and past participle sub·con·tract·ed, present participle sub·con·tract·ing, 3rd person present singular sub·con·tracts)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb give work under subcontract: to pass on work to a second person or company under the terms of a subcontract

2. intransitive verb take on work from contractor: to work on contract with a person or company who is a contractor to somebody else


sub·con·trac·tor noun
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