I. ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrakt 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. ˌsəb-ˈkän-ˌtrakt, ˌsəb-kən-ˈ
Date: 1842
intransitive verb
: to let out or undertake work under a subcontract
transitive verb
1. : to engage a third party to perform under a subcontract all or part of (work included in an original contract) — sometimes used with out
2. : to undertake (work) under a subcontract