subcontract

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ contract.

Pronunciation

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Verb

subcontract (third-person singular simple present subcontracts, present participle subcontracting, simple past and past participle subcontracted)

1. (ambitransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.

Synonyms

• farm out, outsource

Translations

contract out portions of a larger contracted project

Finnish: teettää alihankintana, teettää aliurakalla, ulkoistaa (fi) French: sous-traiter (fr) Galician: subcontratar Irish: fochonradh m Italian: subappaltare Portuguese: subcontratar Spanish: subcontratar (es)

Noun

subcontract (plural subcontracts)

1. A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn.
   • 2010, Cristina T. Chaplain, Defense Acquisitions: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve Visibility into the Structure and Management of Major Weapon System Subcontracts, US Government Accountability Office

     Once the prime contract has been awarded, “major” subcontractors typically remain the same over the life cycle of the program—from development to production—even if the subcontracts were originally competed.

Translations

Translations

Italian: subcontratto (it) m

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English subcontract.

Noun

subcontract n (plural subcontracte)

1. subcontract

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	subcontract	subcontractul		subcontracte	subcontractele
genitive-dative	subcontract	subcontractului		subcontracte	subcontractelor
vocative	subcontractule			subcontractelor