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subcontract

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) subcontract (noun)
  2. 2) subcontract (verb)

1sub·con·tract

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
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First Known Use of SUBCONTRACT

1817

Rhymes with SUBCONTRACT

abreact, artifact, cataract, chain-react, counteract, cross-react, eye contact, inexact, interact, overact, precontact, razor-backed, reenact, riot act, subcompact, tesseract, underact, vacuum-packed, ventifact

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