Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

general contractor

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables
gen-er-al -con-trac-tor
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)

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What does general contractor mean?
A contractor hired to manage a project and to hire subcontractors. (If a customer serves as their own general contractor then this means they undertake the management tasks and the hiring of subcontractors.)

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