subcontractorsub‧con‧trac‧tor /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə $ -ˈkɑːntræktər/ noun [countable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- According to Cox, nearly one job is lost among subcontractors and small service businesses for every manufacturing job that goes away.
- Any inaccuracy in weekly measurements and subsequent payments to subcontractors will be translated directly into both the financial and cost accounts.
- Groups resulting from a parent manufacturer establishing a pyramid of subcontractors and component suppliers.
- Instead it will hire a subcontractor in San Mateo County to handle that part of the operation, Silver said.
- Moreover, surveyors are sometimes pressurised by the subcontractor to overpay, particularly when output has been restricted during adverse weather conditions.
- Spent part of the morning talking to a subcontractor about practical matters.
- These more favoured subcontractors, however, gain a greater degree of continuity at the expense of wider variations in profits.
- Two San Diego firms are major subcontractors vying for the ship contract.
WORD SETS► BUSINESS
Collocationsabsolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► nominated
someone who does part of the work of another person or company· The main contractor is not responsible for the selection of nominated subcontractors.· Is a nominated subcontractor really likely to perform better than the subcontractor's own subcontractor?· Who takes the risk, for example, when a nominated subcontractor fails to perform diligently and delays completion of the main contract?· The greater use of nominated subcontractors has been reflected in their influence on building contracts.· This includes full and detailed provisions for the employment of nominated subcontractors.