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
From the M-W Editors
1660
First Known Use of subcontract
1660
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 in a Sentence
The large firm subcontracted with a smaller company.
1842
First Known Use of subcontract
1842
SUBCONTRACT Defined for English Language Learners
subcontract
playDefinition of subcontract for English Language Learners
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: a legal agreement by which you hire another person or company to do part of a job you have been hired to do
subcontract
playDefinition of subcontract for English Language Learners
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: to hire another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do
Law Dictionary
subcontract
playLegal Definition of subcontract
: a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party that assigns part of the performance (as building a house) of the original contract to the third party
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