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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Joyce Williams, director of Dallas’ small business center, told the City Council before the vote that around 51% of the subcontracting firms are owned by women and people of color, and that tally is made up of 18 firms made up of owners who are African American, Hispanic, Asian and Native American.
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Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
Falck no longer faces steep fines for falling short on ambulance hours and response times, but it is required to subcontract with a second ambulance provider to boost service.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
Washington will subcontract the job of containing Iran, the principal source of regional instability, to Israel and Saudi Arabia in the Levant and the Persian Gulf, respectively.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Though the company is included in a subcontracting deal for the fulfillment of a joint $16.5 million Defense Department Javelin production contract awarded to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon in 2019, taking on new work would be difficult.
—Jeff Link, WIRED, 19 July 2023
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Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
Falck no longer faces steep fines for falling short on ambulance hours and response times, but it is required to subcontract with a second ambulance provider to boost service.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
Washington will subcontract the job of containing Iran, the principal source of regional instability, to Israel and Saudi Arabia in the Levant and the Persian Gulf, respectively.
—Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Though the company is included in a subcontracting deal for the fulfillment of a joint $16.5 million Defense Department Javelin production contract awarded to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon in 2019, taking on new work would be difficult.
—Jeff Link, WIRED, 19 July 2023
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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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