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      subcontracting
      noun
      a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
      verb
      work under a subcontract
      arranged for contracted work to be done by others
      Roots
      subsub- · Latin · under, belowtraho-tract · Latin · draw, pull
      Words related to subcontracting
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      Where does subcontracting come from?

      The word subcontracting breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: sub-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -tract, from Latin traho (“draw, pull”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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