as in to pay
to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do
Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists.
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Recent Examples of subcontract
Local business owners can now apply for subcontracting opportunities tied to Pittsburgh's 2026 NFL Draft.
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Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
China’s economy greatly depends on foreign firms producing goods within its borders or subcontracting with Chinese firms that do.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Federal contracts require that companies over a certain size set goals for subcontracting spending on businesses owned by underrepresented individuals.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Brandon Scott’s office is widely anticipated to take over or subcontract to a third party many of the duties that traditionally have fallen to BOPA: planning public celebrations such as Artscape, running the weekly farmers markets and managing a handful of event spaces.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
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Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
China’s economy greatly depends on foreign firms producing goods within its borders or subcontracting with Chinese firms that do.
—Stephen G. Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2025
Federal contracts require that companies over a certain size set goals for subcontracting spending on businesses owned by underrepresented individuals.
—Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Brandon Scott’s office is widely anticipated to take over or subcontract to a third party many of the duties that traditionally have fallen to BOPA: planning public celebrations such as Artscape, running the weekly farmers markets and managing a handful of event spaces.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontract
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So McMahon and the Pullman community, who share her love for the church in Historical Pullman National Park, have banded together to pay the roughly $20,000 bill and reopen the church.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Duncan agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to settle the lawsuit the same day prosecutors filed it, according to court records.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Sheehy is a former Navy SEAL who founded an aviation company, Bridger Aerospace, that's contracted with the Forest Service and Interior Department to assist in firefighting.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Instead, ProPublica found, the military will now be contracting with Deployed to use one of those border facilities to house people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
11 Apr. 2025
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Since hiring French manager Wilfried Nancy in 2023, the Crew have been consistently pleasing to the eye.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The news also comes after Prince William made a questionable decision to hire his mother, Princess Diana’s divorce lawyers.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
19 Apr. 2025
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Quality matters just as much as quantity, from the average salaries and benefits to job security and overall satisfaction.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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The market works reasonably well in connecting high-skilled workers to job opportunities around the globe.—
Amy Pope,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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Instead, the Trump administration only placed tariffs on foreign parts that make up vehicles imported from Canada and Mexico.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Texas and Florida have already placed even stricter limits on academic content seen as biased or indoctrinating.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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The company aims to give these abilities a boost by partnering with Google Cloud.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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Casting is through Susanne Scheel (Past Lives), with Indiana Productions partnering for the Italian shoot.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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