verb , noun
■ verb
/ ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt; NAmE ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/ subcontract sth (to sb) to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do :
[ vn , vn to inf ]
We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm.
We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work.
► sub·con·tract·ing noun [ U ]
■ noun
/ ˌsʌbˈkɒntrækt; NAmE -kɑːn-/ a contract to do part of the work that has been given to another person or company