contract verb
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Contract — Con tract (k[o^]n tr[a^]kt), a. Contracted; as, a contract verb. Goodwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contract — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 written agreement ADJECTIVE ▪ long term, permanent ▪ guaranteed (esp. AmE) ▪ casual (BrE), fixed term (BrE), short term … Collocations dictionary
contract — noun / kɒntrækt/ 1. a legal agreement between two parties ● to draw up a contract ● to draft a contract ● to sign a contract ♦ the contract is binding on both parties both parties signing the contract must do what is agreed ♦ under contract bound … Marketing dictionary in english
contract in — verb consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use • Ant: ↑contract out • Hypernyms: ↑accept, ↑consent, ↑go for • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * ˈkänˌtrakt … Useful english dictionary
contract out — verb 1. assign a job to someone outside one s own business • Hypernyms: ↑sign, ↑contract, ↑sign on, ↑sign up • Verb Frames: Somebody s Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
contract — con·tract 1 / kän ˌtrakt/ n [Latin contractus from contrahere to draw together, enter into (a relationship or agreement), from com with, together + trahere to draw] 1: an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to… … Law dictionary
contract — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb, except that in the phrasal verb contract in (or out) the stress is more variable … Modern English usage
contract — ► NOUN 1) a written or spoken agreement intended to be enforceable by law. 2) informal an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin. ► VERB 1) decrease in size, number, or range. 2) (of a muscle) become shorter and tighter in order … English terms dictionary
contract — a legally binding agreement between two or more parties. Glossary of Business Terms A legally enforceable agreement between two or more parties for performing, or refraining from performing, some specified act; e.g., delivering 5,000 bushels of… … Financial and business terms
Contract — A term of reference describing a unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, the actual bilateral agreement between the buyer and seller of a transaction as defined by an exchange. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I.… … Financial and business terms
