Definition of subcontractor
:an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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Other companies that have used Pacific 9, either directly or as a subcontractor, include Hasbro and Goodyear.
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On Aug. 22, subcontractor Straticon will be on site to interview for a variety of jobs.
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Serious discussions are underway with our lawyers and the subcontractor Local Crew Oy that was responsible for Flow Festival’s 2017 security.
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NASA, main contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne and subcontractor Honeywell are involved in developing the controller.
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Boeing Global Services, a new division founded July 1, is expanding into higher-margin maintenance and spare-parts sales -- a traditional source of profit for its subcontractors.
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Elwell was employed by Raymond Handling Concepts Corporation, which is a subcontractor for Intel, Hillsboro police said in a news release.
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Long term, the corporate moves threaten an orbit of smaller enterprises that fed on their proximity to the big companies, from restaurants and janitorial operations to subcontractors who located nearby.
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The new interiors will be installed by subcontractors for the individual tenants.
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First Known Use of subcontractor
1798
Law Dictionary
subcontractor
noun
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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