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subcontract

/ˌsʌb.kənˈtrækt/

subcontract verb: to contract out portions of a larger contracted project.

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.
    Synonyms:
    farm out, outsource

Noun

subcontract (plural subcontracts)

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

subcontract meaning in Tamil and Kannada

subcontract in Tamil

உள் ஒப்பந்தம்

subcontract in Kannada

ಉಪಕರಾರು, ಒಳೊಪ್ಪಂದ

Synonyms of subcontract

Forms of subcontract

Verb
third-person singular presentsubcontracts
present participlesubcontracting
past participlesubcontracted
pastsubcontracted
Noun
pluralsubcontracts

Past tense of subcontract: subcontracted

Origin of subcontract

From sub- + contract.

Words formed from subcontract

Questions about subcontract

What does subcontract mean?
Subcontract means to contract out portions of a larger contracted project.
What is subcontract in Tamil?
Subcontract in Tamil is உள் ஒப்பந்தம். See Subcontract meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is subcontract?
Subcontract can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce subcontract?
Subcontract is pronounced /ˌsʌb.kənˈtrækt/.
What is the past tense of subcontract?
The past tense of subcontract is subcontracted.

Words near subcontract in the dictionary

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  3. subcontrabass saxophones
  4. subcontrabass saxophonist
  5. subcontrabass saxophonists
  6. subcontract
  7. subcontractable
  8. subcontracted
  9. subcontractee
  10. subcontractees
  11. subcontracting

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: subcontract (page history and authors); subcontract (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subcontract (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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