subcontract

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S0836800 (sŭb-kŏn′trăkt′, sŭb′kŏn′trăkt)n. A contract in which a party agrees to perform part of the work that was originally arranged with the signer of a previous contract.intr. & tr.v. (sŭb-kŏn′trăkt′, sŭb′kən-trăkt′) sub·con·tract·ed, sub·con·tract·ing, sub·con·tracts To make a subcontract or a subcontract for.

subcontract

n (Law) a subordinate contract under which the supply of materials, services, or labour is let out to someone other than a party to the main contract vb 1. (Law) (often foll by: for) to enter into or make a subcontract 2. (Law) (tr) to let out (work) on a subcontract

sub•con•tract

(sʌbˈkɒn trækt, ˈsʌbˌkɒn-; v. also ˌsʌb kənˈtrækt)

n. 1. a contract by which one agrees to provide services or materials necessary to fulfill another's contract. v.t. 2. to make a subcontract for. v.i. 3. to make a subcontract. [1595–1605]

subcontract

Past participle: subcontracted
Gerund: subcontracting

Imperative
subcontract
subcontract

Present
I subcontract
you subcontract
he/she/it subcontracts
we subcontract
you subcontract
they subcontract

Preterite
I subcontracted
you subcontracted
he/she/it subcontracted
we subcontracted
you subcontracted
they subcontracted

Present Continuous
I am subcontracting
you are subcontracting
he/she/it is subcontracting
we are subcontracting
you are subcontracting
they are subcontracting

Present Perfect
I have subcontracted
you have subcontracted
he/she/it has subcontracted
we have subcontracted
you have subcontracted
they have subcontracted

Past Continuous
I was subcontracting
you were subcontracting
he/she/it was subcontracting
we were subcontracting
you were subcontracting
they were subcontracting

Past Perfect
I had subcontracted
you had subcontracted
he/she/it had subcontracted
we had subcontracted
you had subcontracted
they had subcontracted

Future
I will subcontract
you will subcontract
he/she/it will subcontract
we will subcontract
you will subcontract
they will subcontract

Future Perfect
I will have subcontracted
you will have subcontracted
he/she/it will have subcontracted
we will have subcontracted
you will have subcontracted
they will have subcontracted

Future Continuous
I will be subcontracting
you will be subcontracting
he/she/it will be subcontracting
we will be subcontracting
you will be subcontracting
they will be subcontracting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been subcontracting
you have been subcontracting
he/she/it has been subcontracting
we have been subcontracting
you have been subcontracting
they have been subcontracting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been subcontracting
you will have been subcontracting
he/she/it will have been subcontracting
we will have been subcontracting
you will have been subcontracting
they will have been subcontracting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been subcontracting
you had been subcontracting
he/she/it had been subcontracting
we had been subcontracting
you had been subcontracting
they had been subcontracting

Conditional
I would subcontract
you would subcontract
he/she/it would subcontract
we would subcontract
you would subcontract
they would subcontract

Past Conditional
I would have subcontracted
you would have subcontracted
he/she/it would have subcontracted
we would have subcontracted
you would have subcontracted
they would have subcontracted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	subcontract - a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contractcontract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
Verb	1.	subcontract - arranged for contracted work to be done by othersfarm out, jobhire, employ, engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
	2.	subcontract - work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontractdo work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"

Translations

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subcontract

the contract between a party and a main contractor who himself is contracted to another, often called the employer, albeit the contract is not one of employment in the contemporary colloquial sense. Subcontracts are very commonly found in building contracts. The employer contracts with the main contractor, who himself contracts for work to be done, like windows or floors, by others who can do so better or cheaper. A subcontractor maybe nominated by the employer. There are effectively and legally only two contracts, the subcontractor not being contractually bound to the employer. However, it is not uncommon for the employer to seek some form of contractual comfort from the subcontractor if his involvement is critical to the project. Standard forms govern many of the relationships between the parties. In one case it was held that a subcontractor could be held liable to an employer in tort or delict where the relationship was proximate, indeed, very like contract, a decision that, although doubted to the point of extinction in England, has not been overruled and has been followed elsewhere in the Commonwealth.

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noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

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verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others

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verb work under a subcontract

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