Subcontract: alternatives and connections

To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

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To inclose; to infold.

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To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or promise; to bind by contract or…

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Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor.

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One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the principal contractor.

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To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.

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To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to attempt.

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A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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