sub·con·tract (sŭb-kŏn'trākt', sŭb'kŏn'trākt) n. A contract that assigns some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party. intr. & tr.v.
(sŭb-kŏn'trākt', sŭb'kən-trākt') sub·con·tract·ed, sub·con·tract·ing, sub·con·tracts To make a subcontract or a subcontract for.
Main Entry: sub·con·tract Pronunciation: "s&b-'kän-"trakt Function: noun : a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party that assigns part of the performance (as building a house) of the original contract to the third party —subcontract/"s&b-'kän-"trakt, -k&n-'trakt/verb