1. past tense of subcontract; hired another company or person to do part of a job that one has been hired to do

1. describing work or services that have been assigned to a subcontractor

Examples

• The construction company subcontracted the electrical work to a specialist.
• They subcontracted the catering services for the corporate event.
• The subcontracted workers arrived early to begin the project.
• All the subcontracted portions of the job were completed on time.
• The firm subcontracted the accounting tasks to reduce costs.
• The subcontracted security team provided excellent service.
• We subcontracted the landscaping to a local business.