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▪ I. subˈcontract, n.
[sub- 9.]
A contract, or one of several contracts, for carrying out a previous contract or a part of it.
1817Selwyn Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) IV. 1037 If the defendant was not liable, the plaintiff might be obliged to sue all the parties who had subcontracts before he could obtain redress. 1885Law Rep. 15 Q.B. Div. 87 The contract with the plaintiff was to enable him to fulfil a sub⁓contract with his customer.
attrib.1887Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Nov. 11 Making it a condition of all Government clothing contracts that they must not be worked out under the sweating or sub-contract system.
▪ II. subconˈtract, v.
[sub- 9.]
†1. pass. To be betrothed for the second time.
1605Shakes. Lear v. iii. 86 'Tis she is sub-contracted to this Lord.
2. intr. To make a subcontract.
1842Burn Naval & Milit. Dict. (1863) s.v. Sous, Sous⁓traiter, to sub-contract. 1889Lancet 9 Mar. 498 He..hands over what he cannot do himself to others with whom he subcontracts.
3. trans. To make a subcontract for. Formerly, of the sub-contractor; now often with contractor or work as subj. Also with out.
1898Westm. Gaz. 26 Aug. 7/2 As to the food arrangements, they were not worked from London, but sub-contracted by people in the locality. 1939Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 12/8 Outworkers required to sub-contract large and regular orders of light clothing. 1955Times 19 Aug. 10/1 Hall Telephone will..be able to employ its factories to greater advantage by undertaking the manufacture of the James Gordon products, which hitherto have been sub-contracted by that company. 1972Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 18/3 Most of the engineering parts are sub-contracted out. 1981Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 July 51/2 He worked on a commission of 15% on surgery sales, the middleman (the general practitioner) had nothing to do with it, and the surgical operation was subcontracted out.
Hence subconˈtracted ppl. a., subconˈtracting vbl. n.; sub-conˈtractor, one who enters into a subcontract.
1842Civil Engin. & Arch. Jrnl. V. 85/2 The sub-contractor..had to..lay down the temporary road. 1900Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 8/1 Direct employment and no sub-contracting. 1902Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 3/4 The conditions under which the sub-contracted work is carried out. |