Definition of Subcontract

to hire a person or company who is not employed with the company to work on a project for the company

Examples of Subcontract in a sentence

Since the carpentry company could not paint the wooden furniture, they decided to subcontract the painting work to a local painter.  🔊

During the peak times of year, the accounting firm will subcontract its minor data entry work to a few typists.  🔊

Companies will sometimes refuse to pay taxes on the work that they subcontract out to the community since those workers are not on their payroll.  🔊

Many businesses will allow their departments to subcontract work that can’t be done by the employees of the company.  🔊

Sometimes people do not have the expertise to fulfill a task at work so they have to subcontract the work to another company.  🔊

Other words in the Jobs, Occupations and Professions category:

Most Searched Words (with Video)