subcontract
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/ˌsʌbˈkɑːntrækt/
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/ˌsʌbkənˈtrækt/
to hire someone else to do part of a job that you were given
We subcontracted a local painter to paint the office.
我們分包給當地一位畫家來粉刷辦公室。
a contract to do part of a job that someone else has agreed to do
We were awarded a subcontract for the construction project.
我們獲頒了一項建築工程的分包合約。