How do you use Subcontractor in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like contractor, plus the exact meaning.
Subcontractor meaning
A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
Synonyms of Subcontractor
Using Subcontractor
- The main meaning on this page is: A contractor hired by another contractor (often a general contractor) and thus employed by that contractor rather than directly hired by the customer.
- Useful related words include: contractor.
- In the example corpus, subcontractor often appears in combinations such as: the subcontractor, subcontractor for, of subcontractor.
Context around Subcontractor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Subcontractor
- In this selection, "subcontractor" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lower, 100, boeing, cost, job and arrangement stand out and add context to how "subcontractor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bell subcontractor s sales and a subcontractor hired the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "subcontractor" sits close to words such as abbeys, abundances and aced, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with subcontractor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Jimenez is the owner of Jimenez Quality Pools, and was a subcontractor for Johnson. (14 words)
Two employees working for the subcontractor suffered burns while working with materials in a steam cooling process. (17 words)
A subcontractor hired the employees and provided their solutions to several of France’s biggest champagne makers. (17 words)
Customer Gianmarco Minichillo also said he didn’t receive an email copy of the contract immediately after hearing a Bell subcontractor’s sales pitch at his home and agreeing to it by phone in a conversation with a Bell sales support centre. (42 words)
The Boeing subcontractor that manufactured the door plug that blew out at 16,000 feet during an Alaska Airlines flight was warned of an 'excessive amount of defects,' according to a lawsuit days before the fateful flight. (37 words)
The second goal was to address the possibility that Dominguez would object to the arrangement, and Marquez was seeking advice from Pramaggiore, McClain, Hooker and Doherty on how to explain the subcontractor arrangement to Dominguez. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
In a letter dated June 21, the environmental firm concluded that the cause of this mold growth was the fault of a subcontractor.
In an unusual move, KLF in turn hired Alliance as a subcontractor for asbestos removal and remediation services.
Sumo Group is a subcontractor of a national company, Health Management Systems, which oversees Medicaid estate recoveries in several states.
The gross profit margin for AIS improved to 34% for the year, compared to 30% for the year prior, driven by increased prices and lower subcontractor cost.
The R95.9 million project has created 100 subcontractor job opportunities, with an additional 8 permanent positions created at the site upon completion of the project.
The second goal was to address the possibility that Dominguez would object to the arrangement, and Marquez was seeking advice from Pramaggiore, McClain, Hooker and Doherty on how to explain the subcontractor arrangement to Dominguez.
The security ties, which in the past are believed to have helped contain violence, are deeply unpopular among everyday Palestinians, who accuse Abbas of acting as a subcontractor for the Israeli military.
Two employees working for the subcontractor suffered burns while working with materials in a steam cooling process.
The Boeing subcontractor that manufactured the door plug that blew out at 16,000 feet during an Alaska Airlines flight was warned of an 'excessive amount of defects,' according to a lawsuit days before the fateful flight.
A subcontractor hired the employees and provided their solutions to several of France’s biggest champagne makers.
More recently, prosecutors alleged that Nice was designated a subcontractor and had payments funneled to him through a ComEd lobbyist.
Reason being the general contractor is responsible for any damages caused by their subcontractors and in case the subcontractor is not insured the general contractor is liable for any damages or injuries caused by them.
The subcontractor, trying using a polyurethane crack injection to plug the leaks, didn’t have much luck.
The workers said the subcontractor, Millennium Concrete, discriminated against minorities and immigrants by underpaying them for hours worked and punishing them for speaking to a union organizer.
A lien was placed against Dunnahoe’s home by one subcontractor, and she paid other companies to avoid more liens.
A lien was placed on Nguyen’s home after Johnson failed to pay a subcontractor for their work.
Customer Gianmarco Minichillo also said he didn’t receive an email copy of the contract immediately after hearing a Bell subcontractor’s sales pitch at his home and agreeing to it by phone in a conversation with a Bell sales support centre.
He worked as a truck driver, bartender, and a subcontractor installing modular office furniture for many years in Orlando.
In brief: A fire started in September 2007 on property leased by Sierra Pacific Industries, ostensibly by a bulldozer operated by a man hired by a subcontractor employed by Sierra Pacific.
Jimenez is the owner of Jimenez Quality Pools, and was a subcontractor for Johnson.
Common combinations with subcontractor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the subcontractor 8×
- subcontractor for 6×
- of subcontractor 3×
- as subcontractor 2×
- subcontractor of 2×
- subcontractor and 2×
- by subcontractor 2×
- and subcontractor 2×