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subcontract
noun
- a subordinate contract under which the supply of materials, services, or labour is let out to someone other than a party to the main contract
verb
- introften foll byfor to enter into or make a subcontract
- tr to let out (work) on a subcontract
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of subcontract1
Example Sentences
A union representing hospitality workers has accused an event management company subcontracted by the Long Beach Convention Center of underpaying workers and potentially skirting payroll taxes.
Unite Here Local 11 accused event management company 1Fifty1 Inc., subcontracted by the Long Beach Convention Center, of paying workers under the table with envelopes of cash.
The Acacia Center for Justice receives around $200 million in federal funds annually and subcontracts with nonprofits to secure legal representation for around 26,000 migrant children.
Robert Gallucci, the chief US negotiator with North Korea at the time, later said there was "discomfort in almost all quarters" about the US essentially "subcontracting its foreign policy" to a former president.
It added that it had conducted a "detailed review" of the working and living conditions for subcontracted employees, and asked on "several occasions" for the construction firm to make improvements.
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