"subcontract" in the noun sense
1. subcontract
a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
"subcontract" in the verb sense
1. subcontract, farm out, job
arranged for contracted work to be done by others
2. subcontract
work under a subcontract engage in a subcontract
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