subcontract

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn.
    — 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.
动词 v.
  1. To contract out portions of a larger contracted project. ambitransitive

词形变化

subcontracts present,singular,third-person subcontracting participle,present subcontracted participle,past subcontracted past subcontracts plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English contract
English subcontract
From sub- + contract.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English contract
English subcontract
From sub- + contract.
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