subcontract
English
Etymology
Verb
subcontract (third-person singular simple present subcontracts, present participle subcontracting, simple past and past participle subcontracted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.
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Translations
contract out portions of a larger contracted project
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Noun
subcontract (plural subcontracts)
- A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn.
- Cristina T. Chaplain, Defense Acquisitions: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve Visibility into the Structure and Management of Major Weapon System Subcontracts
- 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.
- Cristina T. Chaplain, Defense Acquisitions: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve Visibility into the Structure and Management of Major Weapon System Subcontracts