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Subcontract Meaning in English

word

səbˈkɑnˌtɹækt
sub-KAHN-trakt
ˌsʌbˈkɒntrækt
sub-KON-trakt

التعريف

To hire another person or company to do part of the work that you have agreed to do, especially in business and construction.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Subcontract' is formal and mostly used in business, construction, or legal contexts. The noun is 'subcontractor'. Common phrases: 'subcontract work', 'subcontract to'. Don't confuse with 'delegate' (assign responsibility within the same organization).

جمل نموذجية

We decided to subcontract the painting job to another company.

basic

The company will subcontract some tasks to specialists.

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Did they subcontract the electrical work?

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To save time, we decided to subcontract most of the repairs.

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They often subcontract when they have too many projects at once.

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If you subcontract too much, you can lose control of the work.

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