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subcontractor Definition

sub·con·trac·tor (sub′kän′trak tər; sub′kən trak′-)

noun

a person or company that assumes by secondary contract some or all of the obligations of an original contractor
subcontractor Law Definition
See contractor.
subcontractor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • verify: You will be given a verification reference number for each set of subcontractors verified in the same telephone call or internet session.
  • nominate: Wherever possible the artist's contract should be direct with the commissioner and not as ' nominated subcontractor ' .
  • employ: Under the present scheme, all self employed subcontractors have to hold either a Certificate or a Registration Card in order to get paid.
  • pay: If you pay subcontractors who are really employees you could get caught with a large tax bill if HMRC investigate you.
  • manage: It is better to work for a fee and better to earn that fee by managing the subcontractors.
  • use: VAT man goes down the local » « Do you use subcontractors?

Adjective modifier

  • labour-only: What you thought was a labour-only subcontractor is more often than not, in law, an employe.
  • potential: Have new potential subcontractors arisen who could add value?
  • local: It is committed to the regional economy and uses local skilled subcontractors.
  • other: On the evidence, there is an indication that quite apart from the defendants, there were other subcontractors working on the site.
  • many: I manage a team of 25 staff, 70 site employees and many subcontractors.
  • new: Have new potential subcontractors arisen who could add value?

Modifies a noun

  • certificate: The Revenue would not issue a subcontractors certificate on alleged past tax offenses of a Client.
  • company: In particular, check the details of the name and address of the subcontractor company or partnership.
  • and/or: Does the supplier's proposal demonstrate how subcontractors and/or consortium members will be organized and managed?
  • performance: Is subcontractor performance at the levels that were hoped for?
  • business: The check must be made payable to the subcontractor business concerned and crossed ' Account Payee ' .

Noun used with modifier

  • specialist: Quantity Surveyor Our client is a specialist subcontractor, specializing in the flooring sector of the industry.

Possessives

  • certificate: That big outfit has refused to renew the little outfit's subcontractor's tax certificate.

Preposition: in

  • industry: The present scheme A subcontractor in the construction industry needs to register with HMRC who will issue them with a registration card.