SUBCONTRACT


Meaning of SUBCONTRACT in English

v. & n.

--v.

1. tr. employ a firm etc. to do (work) as part of a larger project.

2 intr. make or carry out a subcontract.

--n. a secondary contract, esp. to supply materials, labour, etc.

Derivatives:

subcontractor n.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.