subcontract
to make a subcontract for.
to make a subcontract.
Origin of subcontract
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How to use subcontract in a sentence
They may say that they subcontracted some of the routes for much less.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollEntrepreneurial master-builders subcontracted work to craftsmen and took a large profit or a large loss and debt.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. | S. A. Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for subcontract
a subordinate contract under which the supply of materials, services, or labour is let out to someone other than a party to the main contract
(intr often foll by for) to enter into or make a subcontract
(tr) to let out (work) on a subcontract
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