subcontract

Plural: subcontracts

Noun

a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn.

Verb

arranged for contracted work to be done by others
work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract
To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.

Origin / Etymology

From sub- + contract.

Synonyms

farm out, job, outsource

Scrabble Score: 17

subcontract: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
subcontract: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
subcontract: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

subcontract: valid Words With Friends Word