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subcontract
(also sub-contract) /ˌsʌbˈkɒntrækt/ noun [C] MANAGEMENT, LAWDefinition
› an agreement for an outside person or organization to do work that might normally be done within an organization: Another organization provides IT services to the school though a subcontract.
(Definition of subcontract noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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