subcontracted
Hired outside help
Subcontracted describes work that has been assigned to an outside party by someone who holds the original contract.
A general contractor subcontracts electrical work to an electrician; a software company subcontracts testing to a specialized firm.
The plumbing was subcontracted to a local outfit.
The arrangement transfers responsibility for specific tasks while the primary contractor remains accountable for the whole.
Given as duty
- taskedAssigned work to
- commissionedFormally assigned a task
- entrustedGave into another's care
- delegatedAssigned to a subordinate
mandated · authorized · transferred · allocated · designated · devolved · consigned · charged
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- agreementShared position between parties
- bidOffer to purchase
tender · scope · deliverables · specifications · compliance · negotiation · RFP · milestone
Short-term paid work
- freelanceSelf-employed project work
- tempProvisional worker, briefly
- agencyPower to act
- contingentConditional or representative group
project-based · casual · contractual · independent · hourly · piecework · crew · workforce
External, uninvolved entity
- offshoreAway from land
- BPOContracting work externally
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
cost-saving · scalability · flexibility · turnkey · nearshore · offloading · external · white-label
assigned
Given as duty
- taskedAssigned work to
- commissionedFormally assigned a task
- entrustedGave into another's care
delegated · mandated · authorized · transferred · allocated · designated · devolved · consigned · charged · deputed
vendor
One who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- agreementShared position between parties
bid · tender · scope · deliverables · specifications · compliance · negotiation · RFP · milestone · invoice
gig
Short-term paid work
contingent · project-based · casual · contractual · independent · hourly · piecework · crew · workforce
third-party
External, uninvolved entity
- offshoreAway from land
- BPOContracting work externally
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
specialization · cost-saving · scalability · flexibility · turnkey · nearshore · offloading · external · white-label