English verb: contract out | |||
1. | contract out (social) assign a job to someone outside one's own business | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contract, sign, sign on, sign up | ||
2. | contract out (communication) refuse to pay a levy to a union for political use | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decline, refuse | ||
Antonyms | contract in | ||