SUBCONTRACTS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

subcontracts

verb

present tense third-person singular of subcontract

as in contracts

to come to an agreement with another person or company to do part of a job that you have been hired to do Parts of the project were subcontracted (out) to specialists.

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Recent Examples of subcontracts Schultz said that Legal Aid subcontracts some of the legal work in the program to groups such as Bet Tzedek and Inner City Law Center. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 The company subcontracts installation to local contractors, leading to varied customer experiences. — Dan Simms, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026 Customers who do business with the company must go through the Texas corporation, which subcontracts with Mentink and Collard's shop in southeastern Oklahoma. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026 The federal agency also subcontracts with other charter companies, including GlobalX, which handled more than half of DHS' charter flights in 2025, according to ICE Flight Monitor at Human Rights First, a group that tracks ICE deportation flights. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026 Next, there is the architectural designer who subcontracts out the filing of plans to license holders. — Richard Olsen, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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Amazon does not directly employ workers anywhere in the country and instead contracts its labor force through other firms.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026
At birth, ordinary life contracts around a mother and newborn before opening outward again.

— Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026

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And the city is backing a ballot initiative of its own, Measure AT, which would eliminate a $15-million cap on the 10% admission tax on ticket sales the stadium pays.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
That’s, like, half of what Heather pays for house slippers — that is a single designer slipper.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

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This becomes especially important when a business enters another state, hires employees in a new jurisdiction, changes its legal structure or begins working with international customers and suppliers.

— Prasanna Kumar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
GoCardless hires graduates from any discipline but still encourages them to qualify as accountants and pays for the exams.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

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