sub‧con‧tract /ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt $ -ˈkɑːntrækt/ (
also subcontract out)
verb [transitive] if a company subcontracts work, they pay other people to do part of their work for them:
We will be subcontracting most of the electrical work.subcontract something to somebody Some of the work will be subcontracted to another company.—subcontract /sʌbˈkɒntrækt $ -ˈkɑːn-/
noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲