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 Crooks documents the ways North American cities have been pressured to subcontract garbage collection to private entities. — Literary Hub, 8 July 2026 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 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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  • The greater problem here is whether the Packers would be willing to pay the heavy price to acquire Taylor.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Among the other vessels that Italy is paying to keep is the Lady M, a sleek 210-foot superyacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Putin associate and majority shareholder in Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
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  • The firm subsequently contracted with Raki McGregor’s company, Qonnect, under an agreement calling for $30,000 in monthly payments.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Proposal 2 streamlines contracting with the city so that a hot dog cart and a multibillion-dollar conglomerate don’t both have to fill out the same paperwork.
    — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of contract
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  • When the decision to hire Schottenheimer was made, anything that happened afterward immediately fell on the Joneses up top.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Being on a massive TV set is an intimidating enough position to find yourself in, let alone playing a character who would quickly become an antagonist to the powerful people who’ve hired her.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of hire
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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
  • Targets household robotics Meta’s reported design requirements place considerable emphasis on how the robot perceives and communicates with people.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The waiver, which ACS received in 2023, allowed the agency to place multiple juvenile detainees to sleep in hallways, classrooms and chapels, potentially restricting access to educational and other programming.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of place
Verb
  • Last year, State Farm, Invesco QQQ and Marriott were among the brands to partner with UConn for commercials.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In her new role, Liz will partner with George and me for Skydance TV and report into Dennis Cinelli.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2026
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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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