1. a contract that assigns some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party

1. to hire another company or person to do part of a job that you have been hired to do

Examples

• The construction company signed a subcontract for the electrical work.
• We decided to subcontract the landscaping to a local firm.
• The subcontract clearly outlined the payment terms and deadlines.
• Many large corporations subcontract their customer service operations.
• The plumbing subcontract was awarded to the lowest bidder.
• They chose to subcontract the software development rather than hire new employees.
• The subcontract included specific quality requirements for the materials.