subcontract

• Sustantivo que designa un contrato mediante el cual una parte transfiere a otra el cumplimiento de parte de las obligaciones derivadas de un contrato original.

A noun referring to a contract that assigns some obligations of an original contract to another party.

1. Secondary contractB2formal

   A contract that assigns some obligations of a prior contract to another party, often used in construction or large projects.

   Subcontrato

   • The main contractor signed a subcontract with a plumbing company.
   • All work must be performed according to the terms of the subcontract.
   • The subcontract specifies the timeline and payment schedule.

• Verbo que designa la acción de contratar a un tercero para que realice trabajos o preste servicios que originalmente formaban parte de un contrato mayor.

A verb used to indicate the act of hiring a third party to perform work or provide services that were originally part of a larger contract.

1. Hire a third party for workB2formal

   To arrange for a person or company to perform work that was originally contracted to you, often by hiring another business to complete part of the job.

   subcontratar

   • The general contractor decided to subcontract the electrical work to a specialist firm.
   • They subcontract the manufacturing of parts to factories in other countries.
   • To save time, the company will subcontract the software development to an external team.

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2. Work under a subcontractB2formal

   To perform work as a subcontractor, meaning you are hired by a main contractor to do a specific part of a larger project.

   subcontratar (realizar trabajo como subcontratista)

   • Our firm subcontracts for several major construction companies.
   • He decided to subcontract for the project rather than take on the full contract himself.
   • Many small businesses subcontract for larger corporations to gain experience.

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