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subcontract

[ noun suhb-kon-trakt, suhb-kon-; verb suhb-kuhn-trakt ]

noun

  1. a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.


verb (used with object)

  1. to make a subcontract for.

verb (used without object)

  1. to make a subcontract.

subcontract

noun

  1. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. introften foll byfor to enter into or make a subcontract
  2. tr to let out (work) on a subcontract
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of subcontract1

First recorded in 1595–1605; sub- + contract
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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