subcontract

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ contract.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, intransitive) 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

Declension of subcontract

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) subcontract	subcontractul	(niște) subcontracte	subcontractele
genitive/dative	(unui) subcontract	subcontractului	(unor) subcontracte	subcontractelor
vocative	subcontractule		subcontractelor