Definition of "subcontract" [sub•con•tract]

• A contract that assigns some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party. (noun)
• To make a subcontract or a subcontract for. (verb-transitive)

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• "Interestingly, Boeing has a long-term subcontract agreement with Northrop Grumman for continued production of major sections of 747, 757, 767, and 777 airliners worth approximately $6 billion, depending on the total number of airliners delivered."
• "He enjoyed a "busy private life" and tended to 'subcontract' the fiddly bits like pastry-making."
• "101.6 The term "subcontract" means any agreement of any kind (whether in the form of a letter of intent, purchase order, or otherwise) pursuant to which work, supplies, or services required for the performance of a prime contractor were furnished by a subcontractor (including a materialman) to a prime contractor of higher tier subcontractor of any agency at any time during the statutory period."