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present participle of subcontract
Synonyms & Antonyms of subcontracting
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for subcontracting
- assuming,
- employing,
- engaging,
- feeing
- [chiefly Scottish],
- hiring,
- laying on
- [chiefly British],
- paying,
- placing,
- recruiting,
- retaining,
- signing (up or on),
- taking on
- reemploying
- (or re-employing),
- reengaging
- (or re-engaging),
- rehiring
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for subcontracting
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“Subcontracting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontracting. Accessed 26 Oct. 2021.
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