English noun: subcontract | |||
1. | subcontract (communication) a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contract | ||
English verb: subcontract | |||
1. | subcontract (social) arranged for contracted work to be done by others | ||
Synonyms | farm out, job | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | employ, engage, hire | ||
2. | subcontract (social) work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | do work, work | ||
Entail | contract, undertake | ||