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Definition of subcontract verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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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