SUBCONTRACT


Meaning of SUBCONTRACT in English

(~ed)

1.

If one firm ~s part of its work to another firm, it pays the other firm to do part of the work that it has been employed to do. (BUSINESS)

The company is ~ing production of most of the parts...

They are cutting costs by ~ing work out to other local firms.

= contract out

VERB: V n, V n to n

2.

A ~ is a contract between a firm which is being employed to do a job and another firm which agrees to do part of that job.

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