"subcontract" meaning in English

See subcontract in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-subcontract.wav Forms: subcontracts [plural]
Etymology: From sub- + contract. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|contract}} sub- + contract Head templates: {{en-noun}} subcontract (plural subcontracts)
  1. A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn. Translations (Translations): subcontratto [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-subcontract-en-noun-SldTMOy5

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-subcontract.wav Forms: subcontracts [present, singular, third-person], subcontracting [participle, present], subcontracted [participle, past], subcontracted [past]
Etymology: From sub- + contract. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|contract}} sub- + contract Head templates: {{en-verb}} subcontract (third-person singular simple present subcontracts, present participle subcontracting, simple past and past participle subcontracted)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: farm out, outsource Translations (contract out portions of a larger contracted project): teettää alihankintana (Finnish), teettää aliurakalla (Finnish), ulkoistaa (Finnish), sous-traiter (French), subcontratar (Galician), fochonradh [masculine] (Irish), subappaltare (Italian), subcontratar (Portuguese), subcontratar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-subcontract-en-verb-rRwigPE7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 60

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