noun
Refers to the act of subcontracting work, or the subcontract itself. Common in business and construction contexts.
この工事は又請負に出される予定だ。
This construction work is scheduled to be subcontracted out.
又請負契約を結ぶ前に内容をよく確認してください。
Please check the details carefully before signing a subcontract agreement.
下請け is a more common term for subcontractor or subcontracting, while 又請負 is a formal or legal term often used in contracts.
Compound of 又 (again, further) and 請負 (contract, undertaking), literally meaning a further contract or subcontract.