- subcontract
- Gen Mgta contract under which all, or part, of the work specified in an existing contract is delegated to another person or organization
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subcontract — sub‧con‧tract [ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt ǁ ˈkɑːntrækt] verb [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE if a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for them: subcontract something to somebody • Consultants can give advice and then… … Financial and business terms
subcontract — sub·con·tract /ˌsəb kän ˌtrakt/ n: a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party that assigns part of the performance (as building a house) of the original contract to the third party subcontract /ˌsəb kän ˌtrakt, kən… … Law dictionary
subcontract — SUBCONTRÁCT, subcontrácte, s.n. Contract secundar. (din engl. subcontract) Trimis de tavi, 22.01.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
subcontract — [sub′kän΄trakt; ] also, for v. [, sub΄kən trakt′] n. a secondary contract undertaking some or all of the obligations of a primary or previous contract: construction companies often let subcontracts for the electrical work, plumbing, etc. vt., vi … English World dictionary
Subcontract — Sub*con tract, n. A contract under, or subordinate to, a previous contract. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
subcontract — (n.) contract for carrying out all or part of a previous contract, 1817, from SUB (Cf. sub ) + CONTRACT (Cf. contract) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
subcontract — ► VERB 1) employ a firm or person outside one s company to do (work). 2) work as a subcontractor. ► NOUN ▪ a contract to do work for another company as part of a larger project … English terms dictionary
subcontract — UK [ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt] / US [sʌbkənˈtrækt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms subcontract : present tense I/you/we/they subcontract he/she/it subcontracts present participle subcontracting past tense subcontracted past participle subcontracted … English dictionary
subcontract — I. noun Date: 1817 a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party; especially one to provide all or a specified part of the work or materials required in the original contract II. Date: 1842 intransitive verb to let out or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
subcontract — sub|con|tract [ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt US ˈka:ntrækt] v also subcontract out [T] if a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for them ▪ We will be subcontracting most of the electrical work. subcontract sth to sb ▪ Some… … Dictionary of contemporary English
subcontract — n. /sub kon trakt, sub kon /; v. /sub keuhn trakt /, Law. n. 1. a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract. v.t. 2. to make a subcontract for. v.i. 3. to make a… … Universalium
