subcontract
verb [ I or T ]
MANAGEMENT, LAW (also sub-contract) uk/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/ usto pay an outside person or organization to do work that might normally be done within an organization:
subcontract sth (out) to sb Most of the work has been subcontracted out to another company.
If it is a large contract, the consultant may subcontract parts of it.
The plane maker wants flexibility to subcontract overseas as part of its cost-cutting efforts.
subcontract
noun [ C ]
MANAGEMENT, LAW (also sub-contract) uk/ˌsʌbˈkɒntrækt/ usan agreement for an outside person or organization to do work that might normally be done within an organization:
Another organization provides IT services to the school though a subcontract.