subcontractn.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbˌkɒntrakt/, U.S.

/ˈsəbˌkɑntræk(t)/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, contract n.¹

Etymology: < sub- prefix + contract n.¹

A contract between one of the parties to an original contract and a third party; esp. one in which the third party undertakes to provide part or all of the work or materials specified in the original contract.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > contract > [noun] > other contracts

lease1483

mutuum1486

pre-contract1563

surcontract1584

nudum pactum1603

contract of location1604

subcontract1660

mandate1781

personal contract1831

protocol1842

severable contract1848

employment contract1891

standard form contract1908

recording contract1922

record contract1924

recording deal1943

record deal1945

EULA1992

1660 G. Wither Fides Anglicana 34 So many thousands as are engaged by Original Purchases and Subcontracts, shall from all parts betwixt Saint Michaels-mount and Barwick..flock together.

1717 Hist. Reg. 1716 320 Those who have entered into Contracts, Sub-contracts, Undertakings,..or other extraordinary Affairs..are also enjoined to make..a Declaration of all the Estate they possess.

1791 H. Blackstone Rep. Court Common Pleas 1 46 How could their sub-contract make the vendor safe?

1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) IV. 1037 If the defendant was not liable, the plaintiff might be obliged to sue all the parties who had subcontracts before he could obtain redress.

1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 15 87 The contract with the plaintiff was to enable him to fulfil a sub-contract with his customer.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Nov. 11 Making it a condition of all Government clothing contracts that they must not be worked out under the sweating or sub-contract system.

1944 Fortune Mar. 135/2 The number of sub and subsub contracts is unknown. The Army guesses a million subcontracts, maybe ten times that many subsub contracts.

2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder v. 78 General contractors get by with a regular stable of sub-contract tradesmen who they use time and again.

2011 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 5 Jan. (Surburban) 30 Nine city-based businesses have been awarded subcontracts for the construction of a new casino complex.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

subcontractv.

Brit.

/ˌsʌbkənˈtrakt/,

/ˈsʌbkəntrakt/, U.S.

/ˌsəbˈkɑnˌtræk(t)/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, contract v.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + contract v. In senses 2 and 3 after subcontract n. Compare also subcontractor n.

†1. transitive. To cause (a person) to become betrothed for a second time. Cf. contract v. 3b(a). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > engage oneself to marry [verb (intransitive)] > be betrothed > for second time

subcontract1608

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiv. 84 Tis she is subcontracted to this Lord.

a. transitive. To employ a person or company under a subcontract to undertake (all or part of the work specified in an original contract); to commission (work) from a subcontractor. Frequently with out in later use. Also in extended use: to delegate (work, a responsibility, etc.).

ΚΠ

1825 Laws of State of N.Y. 568 The contract was entered upon by Hovey & Wethey... They sub-contracted several miles of the marsh job.

1833 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 23 Nov. 738/3 The contracts are to contain stipulations prohibiting..subcontracting the work, except for delivering materials.

1921 H. R. Tosdal Probl. in Sales Managem. ix. 578 If this order is subcontracted the subcontractor must be instructed to mark all packages with this order number.

1956 Sunday News & Tribune (Jefferson City, Missouri) 16 Sept. 15/6 (advt.) You complete the home, according to the plans, or sub-contract the completion—save!

1972 Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 18/3 Most of the engineering parts are sub-contracted out.

1996 W. Hutton State we're In (rev. ed.) viii. 224 They subcontract their parenting responsibilities to others; those few who can afford it hire nannies, those on lower incomes rely on baby-minders or their families.

1998 Chartered Surveyor Monthly May 21/2 During previous recessions many market players have been more than happy to cut the workforce and subcontract work out.

b. intransitive. To employ a person or company under a subcontract; to make a subcontract with a third party; to grant a subcontract for.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > contract > enter into or make contract [verb (intransitive)] > make a subcontract

subcontract1853

1853 County Courts Chron. VI. 26/2 The defendants had contracted to make a sewer, and had sub-contracted with one Ansel for the excavating, and another person for the brick-work.

1889 Lancet 9 Mar. 498 He..hands over what he cannot do himself to others with whom he subcontracts.

1907 E. A. Dix Prophet's Landing vii. 79 I want a full contract, to cover everything. You are to subcontract for the mason-work, plumbing and painting.

1991 World Press Rev. Jan. 7 (advt.) U.S. adventure travel companies invariably subcontract with foreign trekking companies in the field.

2002 D. Dömeland & I. S. Gill in I. S. Gill et al. Crafting Labor Policy i 10 The economic reforms increased the pressure on big firms to improve their productivity, leading to an increased tendency to subcontract for certain activities.

a. intransitive. To undertake work as a subcontractor; to agree a subcontract with a person or company; to undertake a subcontract for work.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [verb (intransitive)] > work in other specific ways or conditions

dead horse1640

grub1798

subcontract1827

chare1828

slut1829

to take up one's livery1839

hat1868

to work on tribute1869

freelance1904

work1920

nine-to-five1962

job-share1978

telework1983

1827 Anti-slavery Monthly Reporter 30 Apr. 339 The sub-tenants..shall have the power of forming sub-contracts directly with the cultivators... The number sub-contracting cannot exceed ten for each sub-tenant.

1838 Documents Assembly State of N.Y. IV. 109 William Coleman..contracted with the Canal Commissioners, in 1825, for the excavation of section No. 11 of the Champlain canal... The petitioner sub-contracted with the said Coleman and others, for the excavation of a portion of the said section.

1891 Railway Times 60 292 The construction of the Pungwe Railway..will probably be sub-contracted for by another company especially formed for that purpose.

1933 Labour Gaz. 33 776/2 The word ‘contractor’ designates any person, association or corporation: (a) Contracting or sub-contracting for works by the job, for percentage or by the day.

1995 J. S. Gansler Def. Conversion (1998) 117 Depots..began to attempt to get some commercial..work, and Congress proposed legislation to allow them to subcontract for work from the private sector.

b. transitive. To undertake or produce (work) under a subcontract.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > set (person) to work > send work off premises

to put out1653

farm1666

contract1897

subcontract1898

subbie1983

1898 Westm. Gaz. 26 Aug. 7/2 As to the food arrangements, they were not worked from London, but sub-contracted by people in the locality.

1939 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 12/8 Outworkers required to sub-contract large and regular orders of light clothing.

2001 A. Heilman Never Far Away 58 Some workshops made German uniforms and boots. I believe that they subcontracted work from German industries.

Derivatives

subconˈtracted adj.

ΚΠ

1893 Electr. Rev. 17 Mar. 305/1 The payment of an extra percentage on sub-contracted work over what it would cost to deal direct with the sub-contractors, after open competition.

1902 Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 3/4 The conditions under which the sub-contracted work is carried out.

2010 K. Ramakrishna Ess. Project Managem. xxi. 167 A subcontractor or a vendor is accountable to the Project Manager for the deliveries of the subcontracted materials or services.

subconˈtracting n.

ΚΠ

1820 E. B. Talcott 10 Dec. in Rep. to Gen. Assembly of Illinois (1840) 104 The evil of sub-contracting (which the contracts expressly prohibit) is fast increasing, and demands correction.

1900 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 8/1 Direct employment and no sub-contracting.

1947 N. Balchin Aircraft Builders 26 Joint committees on..materials, sub-contracting, and bought-out parts and spares.

1997 C. Shields Larry's Party (1998) viii. 157 There's the constant need to hustle, new commissions to track down, subcontracting to be arranged.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subcontract
释义	subcontractn. Brit. /ˈsʌbˌkɒntrakt/, U.S. /ˈsəbˌkɑntræk(t)/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, contract n.¹ Etymology: < sub- prefix + contract n.¹ A contract between one of the parties to an original contract and a third party; esp. one in which the third party undertakes to provide part or all of the work or materials specified in the original contract. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > [noun] > other contracts lease1483 mutuum1486 pre-contract1563 surcontract1584 nudum pactum1603 contract of location1604 subcontract1660 mandate1781 personal contract1831 protocol1842 severable contract1848 employment contract1891 standard form contract1908 recording contract1922 record contract1924 recording deal1943 record deal1945 EULA1992 1660 G. Wither Fides Anglicana 34 So many thousands as are engaged by Original Purchases and Subcontracts, shall from all parts betwixt Saint Michaels-mount and Barwick..flock together. 1717 Hist. Reg. 1716 320 Those who have entered into Contracts, Sub-contracts, Undertakings,..or other extraordinary Affairs..are also enjoined to make..a Declaration of all the Estate they possess. 1791 H. Blackstone Rep. Court Common Pleas 1 46 How could their sub-contract make the vendor safe? 1817 W. Selwyn Abridgem. Law Nisi Prius (ed. 4) IV. 1037 If the defendant was not liable, the plaintiff might be obliged to sue all the parties who had subcontracts before he could obtain redress. 1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 15 87 The contract with the plaintiff was to enable him to fulfil a sub-contract with his customer. 1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 25 Nov. 11 Making it a condition of all Government clothing contracts that they must not be worked out under the sweating or sub-contract system. 1944 Fortune Mar. 135/2 The number of sub and subsub contracts is unknown. The Army guesses a million subcontracts, maybe ten times that many subsub contracts. 2004 P. Hymers New Home Builder v. 78 General contractors get by with a regular stable of sub-contract tradesmen who they use time and again. 2011 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 5 Jan. (Surburban) 30 Nine city-based businesses have been awarded subcontracts for the construction of a new casino complex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). subcontractv. Brit. /ˌsʌbkənˈtrakt/, /ˈsʌbkəntrakt/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈkɑnˌtræk(t)/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sub- prefix, contract v. Etymology: < sub- prefix + contract v. In senses 2 and 3 after subcontract n. Compare also subcontractor n. †1. transitive. To cause (a person) to become betrothed for a second time. Cf. contract v. 3b(a). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > engage oneself to marry [verb (intransitive)] > be betrothed > for second time subcontract1608 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiv. 84 Tis she is subcontracted to this Lord. View more context for this quotation 2. a. transitive. To employ a person or company under a subcontract to undertake (all or part of the work specified in an original contract); to commission (work) from a subcontractor. Frequently with out in later use. Also in extended use: to delegate (work, a responsibility, etc.). ΚΠ 1825 Laws of State of N.Y. 568 The contract was entered upon by Hovey & Wethey... They sub-contracted several miles of the marsh job. 1833 Amer. Railroad Jrnl. 23 Nov. 738/3 The contracts are to contain stipulations prohibiting..subcontracting the work, except for delivering materials. 1921 H. R. Tosdal Probl. in Sales Managem. ix. 578 If this order is subcontracted the subcontractor must be instructed to mark all packages with this order number. 1956 Sunday News & Tribune (Jefferson City, Missouri) 16 Sept. 15/6 (advt.) You complete the home, according to the plans, or sub-contract the completion—save! 1972 Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 18/3 Most of the engineering parts are sub-contracted out. 1996 W. Hutton State we're In (rev. ed.) viii. 224 They subcontract their parenting responsibilities to others; those few who can afford it hire nannies, those on lower incomes rely on baby-minders or their families. 1998 Chartered Surveyor Monthly May 21/2 During previous recessions many market players have been more than happy to cut the workforce and subcontract work out. b. intransitive. To employ a person or company under a subcontract; to make a subcontract with a third party; to grant a subcontract for. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > enter into or make contract [verb (intransitive)] > make a subcontract subcontract1853 1853 County Courts Chron. VI. 26/2 The defendants had contracted to make a sewer, and had sub-contracted with one Ansel for the excavating, and another person for the brick-work. 1889 Lancet 9 Mar. 498 He..hands over what he cannot do himself to others with whom he subcontracts. 1907 E. A. Dix Prophet's Landing vii. 79 I want a full contract, to cover everything. You are to subcontract for the mason-work, plumbing and painting. 1991 World Press Rev. Jan. 7 (advt.) U.S. adventure travel companies invariably subcontract with foreign trekking companies in the field. 2002 D. Dömeland & I. S. Gill in I. S. Gill et al. Crafting Labor Policy i 10 The economic reforms increased the pressure on big firms to improve their productivity, leading to an increased tendency to subcontract for certain activities. 3. a. intransitive. To undertake work as a subcontractor; to agree a subcontract with a person or company; to undertake a subcontract for work. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [verb (intransitive)] > work in other specific ways or conditions dead horse1640 grub1798 subcontract1827 chare1828 slut1829 to take up one's livery1839 hat1868 to work on tribute1869 freelance1904 work1920 nine-to-five1962 job-share1978 telework1983 1827 Anti-slavery Monthly Reporter 30 Apr. 339 The sub-tenants..shall have the power of forming sub-contracts directly with the cultivators... The number sub-contracting cannot exceed ten for each sub-tenant. 1838 Documents Assembly State of N.Y. IV. 109 William Coleman..contracted with the Canal Commissioners, in 1825, for the excavation of section No. 11 of the Champlain canal... The petitioner sub-contracted with the said Coleman and others, for the excavation of a portion of the said section. 1891 Railway Times 60 292 The construction of the Pungwe Railway..will probably be sub-contracted for by another company especially formed for that purpose. 1933 Labour Gaz. 33 776/2 The word ‘contractor’ designates any person, association or corporation: (a) Contracting or sub-contracting for works by the job, for percentage or by the day. 1995 J. S. Gansler Def. Conversion (1998) 117 Depots..began to attempt to get some commercial..work, and Congress proposed legislation to allow them to subcontract for work from the private sector. b. transitive. To undertake or produce (work) under a subcontract. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [verb (transitive)] > set (person) to work > send work off premises to put out1653 farm1666 contract1897 subcontract1898 subbie1983 1898 Westm. Gaz. 26 Aug. 7/2 As to the food arrangements, they were not worked from London, but sub-contracted by people in the locality. 1939 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 12/8 Outworkers required to sub-contract large and regular orders of light clothing. 2001 A. Heilman Never Far Away 58 Some workshops made German uniforms and boots. I believe that they subcontracted work from German industries. Derivatives subconˈtracted adj. ΚΠ 1893 Electr. Rev. 17 Mar. 305/1 The payment of an extra percentage on sub-contracted work over what it would cost to deal direct with the sub-contractors, after open competition. 1902 Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 3/4 The conditions under which the sub-contracted work is carried out. 2010 K. Ramakrishna Ess. Project Managem. xxi. 167 A subcontractor or a vendor is accountable to the Project Manager for the deliveries of the subcontracted materials or services. subconˈtracting n. ΚΠ 1820 E. B. Talcott 10 Dec. in Rep. to Gen. Assembly of Illinois (1840) 104 The evil of sub-contracting (which the contracts expressly prohibit) is fast increasing, and demands correction. 1900 Westm. Gaz. 22 Oct. 8/1 Direct employment and no sub-contracting. 1947 N. Balchin Aircraft Builders 26 Joint committees on..materials, sub-contracting, and bought-out parts and spares. 1997 C. Shields Larry's Party (1998) viii. 157 There's the constant need to hustle, new commissions to track down, subcontracting to be arranged. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660v.1608
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