SUBCONTRACT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does subcontract mean? 

• SUBCONTRACT (noun)
  The noun SUBCONTRACT has 1 sense:

1. a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

  Familiarity information: SUBCONTRACT used as a noun is very rare.

• SUBCONTRACT (verb)
  The verb SUBCONTRACT has 2 senses:

1. arranged for contracted work to be done by others

2. work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract

  Familiarity information: SUBCONTRACT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUBCONTRACT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("subcontract" is a kind of...):

contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

Derivation:

subcontract (work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract)

subcontract (arranged for contracted work to be done by others)

• SUBCONTRACT (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they subcontract    ... he / she / it subcontracts   
Past simple: subcontracted   
Past participle: subcontracted   
-ing form: subcontracting   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arranged for contracted work to be done by others

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

farm out; job; subcontract

Hypernyms (to "subcontract" is one way to...):

employ; engage; hire (engage or hire for work)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

Derivation:

subcontract (a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract)

subcontractor (someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "subcontract" is one way to...):

do work; work (be employed)

"Subcontract" entails doing...:

contract; undertake (enter into a contractual arrangement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

subcontract (a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract)

subcontractor (someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor)