[
US
/səbˈkɑnˌtɹækt/
]
NOUN
- a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
VERB
- work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract
- arranged for contracted work to be done by others
How To Use subcontract In A Sentence
- This barge is a floating hotel, or "flotel," set up by BP and several subcontractors to accommodate more than 500 workers hired to clean up the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Home
- Even supposedly essential functions are subcontracted out.
- Underlying all decisions about subcontracting is the desire to make the entire project profitable.
- The booklet reflected the philosophy behind this managerial approach by showing the economic rationale behind subcontracting.
- With this movement type you provide the subcontractor with the components required for subcontract orders. The quantity is posted into unrestricted-use stock of material provided to vendor.
- We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work.
- In particular we heard no evidence to satisfy us that the alleged subcontractors had agreed with the labourers or their gangmasters, in advance, as to the terms and conditions on which they were hired.
- The main contractor has to plan for subcontracted work just as seriously as for his or her own work.
- At the same time, the school authorities won their demand to subcontract with social service agencies to provide students psychological and other counseling services.
- BAE Systems at Scotstoun, the shipbuilders, were subcontracted to build new bridge wings and sponsons, which were delivered to Portsmouth by road on the Friday before Christmas.
