subcontract

(also sub-contract)

/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/ verb [I or T] MANAGEMENT, LAW

Definition

› to pay an outside person or organization to do work that might normally be done within an organization: subcontract sth (out) to sb Most of the work has been subcontracted out to another company. If it is a large contract, the consultant may subcontract parts of it. The plane maker wants flexibility to subcontract overseas as part of its cost-cutting efforts.

(Definition of subcontract verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)