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noun
- 1. a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law: "he has just signed a contract keeping him with the club"
verb
- 1. decrease in size, number, or range: "glass contracts as it cools" Similar Opposite
- 2. enter into a formal and legally binding agreement: "the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services" Similar
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CONTRACTED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of contract 2. to make or become shorter or narrower or…. Learn more.
1. a. : a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties. especially : one legally enforceable. If he breaks the contract, he'll be sued. b. : a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price. make parts on contract. c. : the act of marriage or an agreement to marry. 2.
to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller in size: contract toIn spoken English, "do not" often contracts to "don't". As it cooled, the metal contracted. [ I ] to become smaller in amount or quantity: A recession is a period when the economy is contracting.
CONTRACTED definition: drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
a legal document that states and explains a formal agreement between two different people or groups, or the agreement itself: a contract of employment. a temporary / building contract. break (the terms of) a contract They could take legal action against you if you break (the terms of) the contract.
n. 1. a. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law. b. The writing or document containing such an agreement. 2. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties. 3. Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal. 4. Games. a. The last and highest bid of a suit in one hand in bridge.
Contracted definition: drawn together; reduced in compass or size; made smaller; shrunken. . See examples of CONTRACTED used in a sentence.
Something contracted has shrunk or become smaller. Your pupils tend to be contracted in bright sunlight. Contracted is an adjective that usually describes physical things.
[transitive] to make a legal agreement with somebody for them to work for you or provide you with a service. contract somebody to do something The player is contracted to play until August. contract somebody (to something) Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.
noun. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. an agreement enforceable by law. the written form of an agreement enforceable by law. the division of law dealing with contracts.
