Definition of subcontractor
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
Updated on: 10 Jun 2018
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Meanwhile, some workers, like new fact-checking hires, are initially brought on as subcontractors, in some cases for as long as two years.
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Last year, Orlando paid $14.1 million in contracts to subcontractors with the city certification, with 32 percent going to Latino businesses, the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise annual report states.
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The lawsuit accuses Valero and a subcontractor, Richard Industrial Group, of gross negligence that caused the explosion, which occurred at the 260,000 barrel a day Texas City refinery.
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Another 1,600 to 1,700 subcontractors from around the world will complete a variety of other renovations, including upgrading the bar areas, replacing and repairing waterslides, and adding new carpet.
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But at least nine other subcontractors have filed new liens since January against the project, claiming the development group owes them hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Each of these workshops, in turn, used five to ten subcontractors for tasks like stitching straps and finishing hardware.
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The fragility of the grid was evident last month when most of the island was left without power after an subcontractor's excavator steered too close to an energized line and an electrical ground fault caused a massive blackout.
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The first report, shortly before 9 a.m., focused on thefts from two subcontractor trailers on site.
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First Known Use of subcontractor
1798
Law Dictionary
subcontractor
legal Definition of subcontractor
: one (as an individual or business) that contracts to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract
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