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Definition of subcontract

verb

Pronunciation: /sʌbkənˈtrakt/
[with object]
  • employ a firm or person outside one’s company to do (work) as part of a larger project:we would subcontract the translation work out
  • [no object] carry out work for a company as part of a larger project.

noun

Pronunciation: /sʌbˈkɒntrakt/
  • a contract for a company or person to do work for another company as part of a larger project: [as modifier]:subcontract labour subcontract work

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Definition of subcontract in the US English dictionary