SUBCONTRACT Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

subcontract

verb

Definition of subcontract

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

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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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But incredibly, that failure actually paved the way for his return to the competition last season, with Benfica hiring him just weeks later.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After Sandusky’s conviction, Penn State hired former FBI director Louis Freeh to conduct its internal investigation into how the school responded to McQueary.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of hire

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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

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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
Their relationship flipped in August 2019, when Jay-Z announced that Roc Nation, the entertainment company he co-founded, would partner with the NFL.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

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