SUBCONTRACT


Meaning of SUBCONTRACT in English

sub ‧ con ‧ tract /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt $ -ˈkɑːntrækt/ BrE AmE ( also subcontract out ) verb [transitive]

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 something to somebody

Some of the work will be subcontracted to another company.

—subcontract /sʌbˈkɒntrækt $ -ˈkɑːn-/ noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.