as in to pay
to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do
Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists.
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Recent Examples of subcontract
Federal contracts require that companies over a certain size set goals for subcontracting spending on businesses owned by underrepresented individuals.
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Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Brandon Scott’s office is widely anticipated to take over or subcontract to a third party many of the duties that traditionally have fallen to BOPA: planning public celebrations such as Artscape, running the weekly farmers markets and managing a handful of event spaces.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
Entrepreneurs can train, and payroll ready-to-deploy teams that service providers can subcontract for dependable deployment wherever needed, and the power of negotiation will be with the technicians.
—Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The local fire department then subcontracts to a private provider.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Lucinda Shen, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Mayor Brandon Scott’s office is widely anticipated to take over or subcontract to a third party many of the duties that traditionally have fallen to BOPA: planning public celebrations such as Artscape, running the weekly farmers markets and managing a handful of event spaces.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2024
Entrepreneurs can train, and payroll ready-to-deploy teams that service providers can subcontract for dependable deployment wherever needed, and the power of negotiation will be with the technicians.
—Cheri Beranek, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
The local fire department then subcontracts to a private provider.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontract
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At its heart, the trial was about whether college athletes and former college athletes should be paid more than nothing for use of their NIL in video games and other products.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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From the start of their seemingly happy relationship, her family was impressed by the attention that Booker paid to them.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Even though production has since contracted, especially in L.A., optimism is running high that a proposal to double California’s film and TV tax credit in the state will be passed by state legislators.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
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Escalating operational costs, persistent inflation, shortages of clinical staff, and contracting fiscal margins are squeezing healthcare institutions nationwide.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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As for Booth, he was hired in 2017 as the assistant general manager.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Craig Breslow, Yale-educated and a longtime pro, was newly hired in the job as chief baseball officer, tasked with reversing a multi-year trend to the bottom of the American League East.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2025
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In addition to postings, the bill would require employers to provide the same compensation information: To job applicants upon request and before any compensation discussion or offer; To employees at the time of hire, transfer, or promotion; And once per calendar year, if requested.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Lions got jobbed against the Cowboys, one hundred percent.—
Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2024
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The game introduces Knockout Mode, which places the 24 players in a series of six races that eliminates the slowest drivers until there’s one winner remaining.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Hale wanted to kill at least 40 people, hoping to inspire books, documentaries and movies, have the weapons placed in museums and his bedroom preserved as a memorial, police found.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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In order to combat scalpers, Oasis partnered with the platform Twickets to ensure fans could only resell their tickets at face value.—
Jack Irvin,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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To combat this shortage, Ford has partnered with dealerships and TechForce Foundation to offer $5,000 scholarships to aspiring technicians.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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