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Wondering how to use Subcontract in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as contract or job.

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Subcontract in a sentence

Related words

Subcontract | Subcontractors | Subcontractor | Subcontracted | Subcontracting | Subcontracts

Subcontract meaning

To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.

Synonyms of Subcontract

contract farm out job hire engage employ work do work

Related words

Other words often associated with Subcontract or its synonyms:

fire undertake utilize activity apply use utilise move act reduce disengage betroth

Using Subcontract

  • The main meaning on this page is: To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.
  • Useful related words include: contract, farm out, job, hire.
  • In the example corpus, subcontract often appears in combinations such as: to subcontract, subcontract to.

Context around Subcontract

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

mobilier 1×

Often after:

maintaining 1× protections 1× projects 1×

Sentence patterns with Subcontract

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

allow all subcontract projects to 1× and to subcontract to private 1× awarded the subcontract for the 1× benefits and subcontract protections against 1× crédit mobilier subcontract to do 1× entitled to subcontract maintaining the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

durant had initially 1× the board of 1× the protest let 1× these groups of 1× upstream reported in 1× when you pick 1×

Common sentence endings:

actual track work 1× by other workers 1× by the diocese 1× register of shareholders 1× the conversion works 1× to private providers 1×

Words around Subcontract

Just before it in the word index:

subcontinental 2 subcontinent 132 subconsciousness 4 subconsciously 71 subconscious 113 subcomponents 4

Just after it in the word index:

subcontracted 24 subcontracting 10 subcontractor 35 subcontractors 68 subcontracts 3 subcontrary 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Subcontract

  • In this selection, "subcontract" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, mobilier, maintaining, protections and projects stand out and add context to how "subcontract" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include allow all subcontract projects to and and to subcontract to private. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "subcontract" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with subcontract

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Board of Direc- tors shall be entitled to subcontract maintaining the register of shareholders. (15 words)

Upstream reported in February that Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry had been awarded the subcontract for the conversion works. (18 words)

Durant had initially come up with the scheme to have Crédit Mobilier subcontract to do the actual track work. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

The protest let the public know of the precariousness that Sodexo and facilities workers face as those workers made a public demand for better wages, better healthcare benefits and subcontract protections against being replaced by other workers. (37 words)

These groups of service providers will operate independently of the state and be free to bring in any private finance deals they want, and to subcontract to private providers. (29 words)

When you pick the general contractor, you must then allow all subcontract projects to go to bid and be approved by the Diocese. (23 words)

Example sentences (6)

The Board of Direc- tors shall be entitled to subcontract maintaining the register of shareholders.

The protest let the public know of the precariousness that Sodexo and facilities workers face as those workers made a public demand for better wages, better healthcare benefits and subcontract protections against being replaced by other workers.

These groups of service providers will operate independently of the state and be free to bring in any private finance deals they want, and to subcontract to private providers.

Upstream reported in February that Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry had been awarded the subcontract for the conversion works.

When you pick the general contractor, you must then allow all subcontract projects to go to bid and be approved by the Diocese.

Durant had initially come up with the scheme to have Crédit Mobilier subcontract to do the actual track work.

Common combinations with subcontract

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to subcontract 2×
  • subcontract to 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "subcontract" in a sentence?
An example: "The Board of Direc- tors shall be entitled to subcontract maintaining the register of shareholders." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "subcontract" from authentic English texts.
What does "subcontract" mean?
Subcontract means: To contract out portions of a larger contracted project.
What are synonyms of "subcontract"?
Common synonyms of "subcontract" include: contract, farm out, job, hire, engage, employ, work, do work.
How many example sentences with "subcontract" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "subcontract", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.