subcontracted

verb

Definition of subcontractednext
past tense of subcontract
as in paid
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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  1. paid
  2. contracted
  3. hired
  4. placed
  5. employed
Verb
  • Their Instagram account is helpful in growing awareness for both the free and paid opportunities.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Four days after McMahon’s big gift, America First Action Fund paid $500,000 to Madison Square Garden.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of paid
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  • Less than two years ago, Nederland folded its police department and contracted with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement coverage for the mountain town of 1,500.
    John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Comerica has been contracted with the Department of the Treasury since 2008 to administer the program and handle customer service for the millions of Americans using the prepaid card, many of whom are disabled and older and don’t have a bank.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of contracted
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  • Pennsylvania attorney Thomas Dickey has been hired to lead the defense of Luigi Mangione, who was arrested and charged on Monday in last week's killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Human Rights Watch earlier this month urged FIFA to reject the Saudi bid because the nation has not committed to protecting the migrant laborers that will likely be hired to build the massive infrastructure needed to host such a tournament.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of hired
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  • Echoing these sentiments, critics suggest more emphasis should be placed on wins and stage victories during the regular season.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The arrests took place just one day since the two have been placed under a travel ban.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of placed
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  • According to his lawsuit, Doe was employed by a private security firm in 2007, when he was asked to work at one of Combs’ White Parties at the producer’s estate in East Hampton, New York.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2007, Doe said he was employed at the private security firm that was hired to work the party.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of employed
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