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contract out

contract out verb: to hire an outside service for a project instead of handling it internally; to sign a contract for provision of a good or service.

Verb

contract out (third-person singular simple present contracts out, present participle contracting out, simple past and past participle contracted out)

  1. To hire an outside service for a project instead of handling it internally; to sign a contract for provision of a good or service.

Forms of contract out

third-person singular presentcontracts out
present participlecontracting out
past participlecontracted out
pastcontracted out

Questions about contract out

What does contract out mean?
Contract out means to hire an outside service for a project instead of handling it internally; to sign a contract for provision of a good or service.
What part of speech is contract out?
Contract out is a verb.
What is the past tense of contract out?
The past tense of contract out is contracted out.

Words near contract out in the dictionary

  1. contract killers
  2. contract killing
  3. contract killings
  4. contract law
  5. contract of sale
  6. contract out
  7. contract out of
  8. contract packing
  9. contract period
  10. contract periods
  11. contract programming

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