subcontract

A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn.

Noun

  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...

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English contract English subcontract From sub- + contract.

Forms

subcontracts

Verb

  1. To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.

Forms

subcontracts subcontracting subcontracted

Synonyms

farm out outsource

Derived

subcontractable subcontractee subcontractor