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(ambitransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project..
2010, Cristina T. Chaplain, Defense Acquisitions: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve Visibility into the Structure and Management of Major Weapon System Subcontracts, US Government Accountability Office Once the prime contract has been awarded, “major” subcontractors typically remain the same over the life cycle of the program—from development to production—even if the subcontracts were originally competed.
Use subcontract when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subcontract means (ambitransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project..
Common synonyms include farm out, outsource, job.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2010, Cristina T. Chaplain, Defense Acquisitions: Additional Guidance Needed to Improve Visibility into the Structure and Management of Major Weapon System Subcontracts, US Government Accountability Office Once the prime contract has been awarded, “major” subcontractors typically remain the same over the life cycle of the program—from development to production—even if the subcontracts were originally competed.
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