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 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 In October, My Health My Resources issued a request for bids to subcontract its Youth Mentoring Services program. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 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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  • Critics argue such arrangements force consumers to pay for surplus electricity, although Manga said such guarantees were necessary to secure financing for capital-intensive projects.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For Medicare patients, doctors are paid an additional 6% of the drug’s average price for each infusion.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pay
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  • Early symptoms of contracting the amoeba can include headache, fever, nausea, and vomiting, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Nine others contracted solid cancers, including tumors of the lung, colon, throat, and thyroid.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of contract
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  • In December, Nvidia bought assets from the AI chip startup for about $20 billion in its largest deal on record and hired Groq founder Jonathan Ross, president Sunny Madra and a group of engineers.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • After reviewing cellphone videos, investigators hired by BART concluded that Pirone pushed Grant against a wall, struck him in the head and kneed him in the face.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 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
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  • Rickie Fowler, Gary Woodland, Adam Scott and Justin Thomas all placed in the top six in 2018, but now are coming in with their games in great form.
    — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The structures of Europe’s other big hitters, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, also place them out of reach.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of place
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  • Nearly 1,600 agencies in 32 states now partner with ICE task forces, helping drive immigration arrests from 250 a month in 2024 to about 3,000 per month in early 2026.
    — Ryan J. Foley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Louisiana’s Department of Transportation is now studying alternatives for the truck route, with the hub already receiving state approval to partner with a third party to finance, build and operate the route.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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