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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•con•trac•tor (sub kon′trak tər, sub′kon′-, sub′kən trak′tər),USA pronunciation n. - [Law.]a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- a person or business firm contracted to do part of another's work.
- sub- + contractor 1835–45
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˌsubconˈtractor /ˌsʌbkənˈtræktə/ n - a person, company, etc, that enters into a subcontract, esp a firm that undertakes to complete part of another's contract
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•con•tract /sʌbˈkɑntrækt, ˈsʌbˌkɑn-; v. also ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Lawa contract by which one agrees to provide services or materials necessary to complete another's contract.
v. - Lawto make a subcontract (for): [no object]At first he subcontracted, then he went into business for himself.[~ + object]We'll subcontract the typing to another company.
sub•con•trac•tor, n. [countable]to hire a subcontractor to do the remodeling.See -trac-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•con•tract (n. sub kon′trakt, sub′kon′-;v. sub′kən trakt′),USA pronunciation [Law.]n. - Lawa contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
v.t. - Lawto make a subcontract for.
v.i. - Lawto make a subcontract.
- sub- + contract 1595–1605
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