subcontract
verb/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/
/ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they subcontract | /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/ /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/ |
| he / she / it subcontracts | /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækts/ /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækts/ |
| past simple subcontracted | /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪd/ /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntræktɪd/ |
| past participle subcontracted | /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪd/ /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntræktɪd/ |
| -ing form subcontracting | /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktɪŋ/ /ˌsʌbˈkɑːntræktɪŋ/ |
- to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do
- subcontract something (to somebody/something) We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm.
- subcontract somebody/something (to do something) We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work.
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