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subcontractor

[ suhb-kon-trak-ter, suhb-kon-, suhb-kuhn-trak-ter ]

noun

  1. Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
  2. a person or business firm contracted to do part of another's work.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subcontractor1

First recorded in 1835–45; sub- + contractor
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To expedite the process, crews from PCL construction, along with hundreds of other subcontractors and vendors, worked seven days a week.

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In 2024, the city solicited proposals and assembled a team of contractors and subcontractors for such in-depth inspections and other studies.

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Architects, contractors and others in the construction industry are going to profit, especially subcontractors with specialties such as pouring foundations on hillsides, he said.

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The “sophisticated” plan allegedly involved hiring publicists, crisis managers and Texas subcontractor Jed Wallace, who helped create and promote social media content that harmed Lively’s reputation, according to the complaint.

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It is the main contractor on a project to build three support ships for the Royal Navy, with Harland and Wolff acting as UK subcontractor.

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