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subcontract

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of subcontract

to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do

Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of subcontract

apprentice, contract, job, partner

assume, employ, engage, fee [chiefly Scottish], hire, lay on [chiefly British], pay, place, recruit, retain, sign (up or on), take on

reemploy, reengage, rehire

advance, promote, upgrade

headhunt, scout

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of subcontract

furlough, lay off, lock out

ax (or axe), can, discharge, dismiss, fire, sack

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