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subcontract

verb

Definition of subcontractnext
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 norm in the industry is for tour operators to subcontract everything from drivers and local transport to guides, but A&K has much more of its own staff, which allows for better quality control. — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Content industries in the country are plagued by low wages, punishing hours, and subcontracting arrangements that push risk onto the most vulnerable workers. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 7 May 2026 Echo was subcontracting, which meant long hours for thin margins. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026 The company subcontracts all flooring installations to local, third-party installers. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subcontract
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontract
  1. pay
  2. contract
  3. hire
  4. job
  5. place
  6. partner
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  • Singapore pays its political leaders high salaries to attract talent and deter graft, but the issue is thorny in the city-state, where the median wage worker made S$5,775 ($736) a month in 2025.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • On the field, the Mets are obviously not paying this much attention.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of pay
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  • Most people contract the virus during early childhood in temperate regions, but in tropical regions, initial infection typically occurs later in adolescence and early adulthood.
    — Andrew Bubak, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In a role and contract considerate of those things, Chicago was willing to take a swing at his talent.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of contract
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  • La Strada had served for 14 years as the Pettis County clerk, overseeing local elections, when Hoskins hired him as the state's election integrity director in January 2025.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • For employers that want to move directly from matching to interviewing, ZipIntro uses AI to identify candidates who may fit a role and helps connect them with a hiring manager for an interview without leaving the ZipRecruiter platform.
    — Audrey Payne, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
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  • When Golding was the defensive coordinator at Southeastern Louisiana from 2012-13, Toney was a defensive assistant working his first Division I job.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • Where That Leaves Investors The investable question was never which jobs AI erases.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of job
Verb
  • As Pourrain recalls, he was placed inside an unmarked van, with his hands and ankles handcuffed.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Two of the players, Zxavian Harris and Dae'Quan Wright, have been participating in team activities, but were not placed on the roster in advance of last Saturday's 51-10 season-opening victory over Clemson.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of place
Verb
  • For over 24 years, Kinross has been proud to partner with Darien Sport Shop.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Perilous Fight also revisists Jay-Z's 2019 decision to partner with the NFL through the rapper's entertainment company Roc Nation — with the deal including Roc Nation advising on the selection of talent for the Super Bowl.
    — Michel Martin, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of partner

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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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