sous-traitance

French

Etymology

From sous- +‎ traitance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.tʁɛ.tɑ̃s/ ~ /su.tʁe.tɑ̃s/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

Noun

sous-traitance f (plural sous-traitances)

1. the service provided by subcontracting

Related terms

• sous-traitant
• sous-traiter

Further reading

• “sous-traitance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012