subcontract
Hire outside help
To subcontract is to hire another party to perform work you've been contracted to do.
A construction company might subcontract electrical work to a specialized firm.
The subcontract is the agreement governing this arrangement.
The practice is standard in industries where projects require diverse expertise: They subcontracted the plumbing to a local outfit.
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
consultant · procurement · specialization · cost-saving · scalability · flexibility · expertise · efficiency
Allocated work or duty
- allocationDistribution of shares
- taskingAllocating work to someone
- entrustingGiving for safekeeping
- commissioningOrdering work to be made
authorizing · transferring · deputizing · devolving · mandating · apportioning · distributing · reassigning
Provision in agreement
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
- scopeExtent or range
compliance · liability · obligations · provisions · amendment · termination · milestone · deliverable
Process of building something
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
- HVACIndoor climate management
roofing · painting · drywall · flooring · masonry · welding · insulation · glazing
Shared business arrangement
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- allianceFormal union of parties
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- teamingJoining with others
vendor
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- third-partyExternal, uninvolved entity
- offshoringMoving work overseas
freelancer · consultant · procurement · specialization · cost-saving · scalability · flexibility · expertise · efficiency · talent
assignment
Allocated work or duty
- allocationDistribution of shares
- taskingAllocating work to someone
- entrustingGiving for safekeeping
commissioning · authorizing · transferring · deputizing · devolving · mandating · apportioning · distributing · reassigning · handoff
clause
Provision in agreement
- termsConditions of an agreement
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- specificationsStated requirements and parameters
scope · compliance · liability · obligations · provisions · amendment · termination · milestone · deliverable · timeline
construction
Process of building something
- electricianWiring installation specialist
- plumberWater system tradesperson
- carpenterTimber construction tradesperson
HVAC · roofing · painting · drywall · flooring · masonry · welding · insulation · glazing · demolition
partnership
Shared business arrangement
- consortiumCooperative group for ventures
- allianceFormal union of parties
- tierHorizontal structural layer
- "Sub-" wordssubway, submarine, subject, suburb, submit
- contractsbinding contracts, lease, clause, oral, severance package
- contract termsagreement, terms, conditions, condition, clause
- outsourcingoutsourcing, outsource, offshore, offshoring, nearshoring
- work arrangementsjob sharing, part-time, part-time work, full-time, remote work
- legal relationsprivity, obligation, agency, subrogation, indemnity
subcontractdo it yourself
Complete tasks independently
in-house · insource · DIY · direct hire · handle oneself
subcontractor, subcontracted, subcontracting, subcontracts, subcontractors