subcontracted

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of subcontract.
  subcontract

  noun

  a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of subcontract.
  subcontract

  noun

  a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.

Example Sentences

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subcontracted

After taking the job, Contractor B spent the next three months working on the terms of the contract — and then, without my knowledge or approval, subcontracted the entire project to Contractor A.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

The firm subcontracted with another company for a social-media influencer campaign, targeting audiences between 12 and 18 as well as parents of teenagers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

A Whitemountain Quarries engineer asked a subcontracted company, appointed to develop and implement a traffic management plan, to remove signage on the day of the incident.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The company had argued that unlike its staff, subcontracted workers like the accused were not allowed to open the refrigerator without permission.

From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025

That John R. Miner then found that service in eastern Oregon was not in operation, although it had been subcontracted; but he then applied to Thomas J. Brady for an extension of time.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Robert Green Ingersoll

Related Words

• hire out
• rent out
• sublet