Definition of subcontractor
: an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract
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The other big contractor on the emergency, Syblon Reid, billed the state $49 million, including sums paid to subcontractors.
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The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/2rw2h9J ) the layoffs are part of a wave sweeping the region’s shipyard and subcontractors that is projected to leave more than 1,000 employees out of work in the coming weeks.
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The Courant also reported that Premier Sports owed hundreds of thousands of dollars to subcontractors, and had collected $700,000 from the city after submitting invoices from a roof-design company in Florida.
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Boeing Defense is the prime contractor on the system, with subcontractors including Raytheon, Orbital Sciences and Northrop Grumman.
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Because those workers are already committed to the first round of road work, more focus will be on using a subcontractor to mill and resurface the roads.
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Ann needs someone with a minimum three years of museum experience, and an architecture background at a firm or on a building project, with experience looking at design plans and managing contractors and subcontractors.
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First Known Use of subcontractor
1798
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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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