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
According to the union, in the second week of talks the sides discussed AI proposals as well as those related to subcontracting, craft-specific concerns, the contract’s streaming sideletter and wages and benefits.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
There seem many more attempts at misrepresentation: groups posing as individual freelancers or freelancers subcontracting work without client consent.
—Jon Younger, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In effect, governments subcontract their political responsibilities out to minority leaders.
—Kenan Malik, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2015
In addition, in some production hubs, sometimes the contractor must use model factories to pass certain audits while subcontracting the work to non-compliant factories to meet the buyer’s price or thigh lead times.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2024
There seem many more attempts at misrepresentation: groups posing as individual freelancers or freelancers subcontracting work without client consent.
—Jon Younger, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
In effect, governments subcontract their political responsibilities out to minority leaders.
—Kenan Malik, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2015
In addition, in some production hubs, sometimes the contractor must use model factories to pass certain audits while subcontracting the work to non-compliant factories to meet the buyer’s price or thigh lead times.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcontract
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Obviously, these innovative companies aren’t paying out dividends.Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Good was the only female CEO among Charlotte's top 10 highest paid.Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 22 Dec. 2024
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Cannon Murphree, Siegel High: A flute player, Cannon was contracted the drum corps Carolina Crown, a high level marching band, and this summer made the All State and Mid-State bands.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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How many people have contracted bird flu in Arizona?Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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This is neither here or there with Season 2 out and Season 3 firmly on the way, but surely Gi-hun could have used his wealth to do more than fill a room with guns and hire people to patrol train stations?Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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When Mauch was hired to manage the expansion Montreal Expos prior to the 1969 season, an expansion draft was needed to fill out the team's inaugural roster.Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
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This is likely because most ATS relies on artificial intelligence to track keywords in resumes and compares it to job descriptions to help narrow the applicant pool to only the most qualified candidates.Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
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The defendant in that case, Christina Marie Chapman, 49, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, and co-conspirators compromised the identities of more than 60 people living in the US and used their personal information to get North Koreans IT jobs across more than 300 US companies.Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
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How To Freeze Sour Cream To freeze sour cream, place it in an airtight container and put it in the freezer.Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Evelyn was taken to the hospital and died more than 12 hours later at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, where she was placed on life support.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Cooper, herself a Newbery Medal winner, partnered with Caldecott-honor illustrator Carson Ellis to bring its colorful imagery and wintry atmospherics to life.Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
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We're honored to partner with Icelandair to offer our passengers more international travel options and further solidify Nashville's position as a global destination.Hadley Hitson, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Subcontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcontract. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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