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sub⋅con⋅tract

[n. suhb-kon-trakt, suhb-kon-; v. suhb-kuhn-trakt] Law.
–noun
1. a contract by which one agrees to render services or to provide materials necessary for the performance of another contract.
–verb (used with object)
2. to make a subcontract for.
–verb (used without object)
3. to make a subcontract.

Origin:
1595–1605; sub- + contract
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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.
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Word Origin & History

subcontract  (n.)
"contract for carrying out all or part of a previous contract," 1817, from sub- + contract (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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