subcontract

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sub·con·tract [subcontract subcontracts subcontracted subcontracting] verb, noun
verb BrE [ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt] ; NAmE [ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt]
to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do
•~ sth (to sb/sth) We subcontracted the work to a small engineering firm.
•~ sb/sth (to do sth) We subcontracted a small engineering firm to do the work.
Verb forms:
Derived Word: ↑subcontracting
 
noun BrE [ˌsʌbˈkɒntrækt] ; NAmE [ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt]
a contract to do part of the work that has been given to another person or company
•subcontract work
•a government subcontract
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  farm out, job