as in to pay
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.
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Recent Examples of subcontract
The Acacia center provides legal services for unaccompanied migrant children under 18 through a network of legal aid groups that subcontract with the center.
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Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Local business owners can now apply for subcontracting opportunities tied to Pittsburgh's 2026 NFL Draft.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
China’s economy greatly depends on foreign firms producing goods within its borders or subcontracting with Chinese firms that do.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Federal contracts require that companies over a certain size set goals for subcontracting spending on businesses owned by underrepresented individuals.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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Janie Har, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
Local business owners can now apply for subcontracting opportunities tied to Pittsburgh's 2026 NFL Draft.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
China’s economy greatly depends on foreign firms producing goods within its borders or subcontracting with Chinese firms that do.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Federal contracts require that companies over a certain size set goals for subcontracting spending on businesses owned by underrepresented individuals.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontract
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And the companies that pay attention will reap the benefits.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The cost of the wedding has been estimated at up to nearly $50M, infuriating locals and activists who claim Amazon pays minimal taxes in European countries and point to Bezos’ use of his extreme personal wealth to effectively take over parts of the historic city, disrupting daily life.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Measles is one of the most contagious viruses known to experts, and historically most children contracted it before the age of 15.—
Jen Christiansen,
Scientific American,
25 June 2025
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Focusing On The Data Clearly, given these factors, the costs of the modernization and expansion efforts AI demands aren’t feasible as viewed currently, particularly in a time when public-sector and private-sector investments are contracting, not growing.—
Charles Yeomans,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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It has been reported that Meta tried to hire OpenAI’s Noam Brown as well as Google DeepMind’s chief technology officer Koray Kavukcuoglu, who was handed a big promotion to chief AI architect across all of Google’s AI products perhaps in response.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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Mamdani’s campaign has recently hired security amid an uptick in threats leveled against him.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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Or would job applicants utilize this method for their cover letters?—
J. Jasser,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2025
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Nearly three in five professionals worldwide plan to job hunt this year, and many are doing it during work hours.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Simply place the pad in the accompanying mini wash bag and pop it into the laundry.—
The Glamour editors,
Glamour,
26 June 2025
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Emphasis was placed on breadth of true impact across the widest landscape.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Demmers, a serial founder in creative tech, partnered with generative AI researcher Gustav Henter and mocap veteran Simon Alexanderson to bring the company’s 2019 research prototype to market.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Seven students are accepted per year to the classical training program, which is partnered with the Old Globe Theatre, where students can work on professional productions and travel to London to learn from Shakespeare’s namesake and the British American Drama Academy.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
23 June 2025
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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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