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subcontract

/ˈsʌb.kən.trækt/

subcontractnoun

subcontracts

/ˈsʌb.kən.trækt/

Translations

субподряд

The company won the subcontract for the construction project.

Компания выиграла субподряд на строительный проект.

Additional translations

договор субподряда

Definitions

A contract assigning some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party.

The company signed a subcontract with a local firm to handle the electrical work.

A specific piece of work or portion of a project that is let out under a subcontract.

The plumbing was treated as a separate subcontract.

Synonyms

subcontractor

subcontracting agreement

subcontractual arrangement

subcontractverb

subcontracted

Past Simple

subcontracted

Past Participle

subcontracting

Gerund

/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/

Translations

заключать субподряд

The company decided to subcontract the electrical work to a local firm.

Компания решила заключить субподряд на электромонтажные работы с местной фирмой.

Definitions

To engage a third party to perform work as part of a larger project.

The company decided to subcontract the electrical work to a local firm.

To undertake work as a subcontractor.

Rather than hiring staff, he chose to subcontract on short-term projects.

Synonyms

delegate

assign

contract out

outsourcing

hire out

subcontractadjective

more subcontract

Comp.

most subcontract

Super.

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a subcontract.

Definitions

Relating to or involved in a subcontract.

Subcontract costs must be approved by the client.