Word: Contracts
How to pronounce: ˈkɒntrækt
Noun
Definitions:
1. A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
Example sentences: "He has just signed a contract keeping him with the club"
Verb
Definitions:
1. Decrease in size, number, or range.
Example sentences: "Glass contracts as it cools"
2. Enter into a formal and legally binding agreement.
Example sentences: "The local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services"
3. Catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)
Example sentences: "Three people contracted a killer virus"
4. Become liable to pay (a debt)
Example sentences: "He contracted a debt of £3,300"
Synonyms:
agreement
convention
appointment
covenant
compact
indenture
pact
treaty
settlement
warranty
catch
get
take
deal
bargain
conclude a contract
conclude a treaty
sign a contract
accord
compress
shrink
squeeze
narrow down
press
reduce
condense
cut
shorten
abridge
abbreviate
constrict
narrow
agree
collapse
sign up
Antonyms:
law
act
Derivations:
contractual
contracted
Contracting
contractive
contractor
contraction
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Contracts in Other Languages...
Spanish: Contrato
German: Vertrag
French: Contrat
Italian: Contratto
Turkish: Sözleşme
