subcontract

n.

A contract that assigns some of the obligations of a prior contract to another party.

intr. & tr.v., -tract·ed, -tract·ing, -tracts. (sŭb-kŏn'trăkt', sŭb'kən-trăkt')

To make a subcontract or a subcontract for.

An agreement between a prime or general contractor and a subcontractor for the execution of a portion of the contractual obligation of the prime contractor to the owner.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

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The verb subcontract has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: let out under a subcontract
  Synonyms: farm out, job

Meaning #2: work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - arbejde som underentreprenør
v. tr. - give i underentreprise
n. - underentreprise

Nederlands (Dutch)
werk als onderaannemer, door onderaannemer laten doen

Français (French)
v. intr. - sous-traiter
v. tr. - sous-traiter
n. - contrat de sous-traitance

Deutsch (German)
n. - Untervertrag
v. - als Subunternehmer übernehmen, Unteraufträge vergeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπεργολαβία, (νομ.) υποσύμβαση
v. - αναθέτω σε υπεργολάβο

Italiano (Italian)
subappalto, subappaltare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - subcontrato (m)
v. - subcontratar

Русский (Russian)
субдоговор, заключать субдоговор

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - subcontratar
v. tr. - subcontratar
n. - subcontrato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - underleverantörskontrakt, legotillverkningskontrakt
v. - vara underleverantör, utföra legotillverkning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
转包工作, 分包, 转包, 转包契约, 分包契约

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 轉包工作
v. tr. - 分包, 轉包
n. - 轉包契約, 分包契約

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 하청하다, 하도급을 맞다
v. tr. - 하청하다, 하도급을 맡기다
n. - 하청 계약, 하도급

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 下請負い, 下請負
v. - 下請けする, 下請けに出す, 下請け契約する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقد ثانوي (فعل) التزم بعقد ثانوي, أحال العمل الى متعهد ثانوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עבד כקבלן-משנה‬
v. tr. - ‮העסיק קבלן-משנה‬
n. - ‮חוזה-משנה, בייחוד לביצוע עבודה מסוימת או אספקת חומרים‬

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