employ vs subcontract

employ and subcontract both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
employ	Yes	No	Yes	No
subcontract	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, subcontract is a hyponym of employ; that is, subcontract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than employ:

Other hyponyms of employ include featherbed, fill, engage, ship, contract, sign, sign on, sign up, rat, farm out, job.

employ (noun)	subcontract (noun)
the state of being employed or having a job	a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

employ (verb)	subcontract (verb)
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose	work under a subcontract; engage in a subcontract
engage or hire for work	arranged for contracted work to be done by others