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subcontracting

  • present participle
    of subcontract.
    subcontract
    noun
    a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.

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He won the bid on the basis of completing the project in three days but then spent three months finessing the terms of the contract before subcontracting the job.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Our readers need to know we’re not subcontracting our ideas or prose to the amalgamation of a machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The UIL union has also pointed to continued issues in subcontracting, and this week said more could be done on improving the quality of training and tackling undeclared work.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025

Once its latest ferry MV Glen Rosa is completed next year, Ferguson's has no more ship orders - just some subcontracting work from BAE Systems to keep its welders and platers occupied.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

The former clauses of the agreement relating to the abolition of home work and of subcontracting remained practically as they had stood before.

From Making Both Ends Meet The income and outlay of New York working girls by Sue Ainslie Clark