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subcontractto give a contract for work to another company

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to give a contract for work to another company

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsʌbkənˌtrækt/

Korean meaning: 하청을 주다, 재계약하다

Korean pronunciation: **서브**컨트랙트

Example Sentences

  • The company decided to subcontract their IT support because their programmer kept turning the computer off and on again.
  • We will subcontract the construction work to a local firm.
  • The subcontract includes detailed specifications for the project.

subcontract

VERB

//ˈsʌbkənˌtrækt//

to give a contract for work to another company

subcontract concept
💡 Concept

a main contractor in a hard hat hands over blueprints and documents to another construction company manager. The contractor points toward a specific section of the building that needs specialized work. The subcontractor nods and signals to his own team of workers who begin unloading their equipment. The original contractor's workers step back as the new specialized team takes over that particular area. Other construction workers continue their tasks on different parts of the building. giving a contract for work to another company

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subcontract rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Extract from the contract, then subcontract!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsʌbkənˌtrækt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsʌbkənˌtrækt/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsub--
Rootcontract

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 'sub(아래)'와 'contract(계약)'가 합쳐져서 '원래 계약 아래에서 다시 맺는 계약'이라는 의미로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

contractextractabstract
contract
extract
abstract

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The company decided to subcontract their IT support because their programmer kept turning the computer off and on again.

We will subcontract the construction work to a local firm.

The subcontract includes detailed specifications for the project.

😄 Fun example

They subcontracted the catering to avoid serving mystery meat in the company cafeteria.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

outsourcedelegateassigncontract out

Antonyms

insourceinternalize

Related

contractorvendorsupplierfreelanceoutsourcing