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   contract

   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"
   • ▪ the branch of law concerned with the making and observation of contracts: "the law of contract"
   • ▪ an arrangement for someone to be killed by a hired assassin: "smuggling bosses routinely put out contracts on witnesses"
   • ▪ the declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trumps: "South can make the contract with correct play"
   • ▪ a formal agreement to marry: "the contract between the Bride and the Bridegroom was renewed"

   verb

   • 1. decrease in size, number, or range: "glass contracts as it cools" Similar shrinkget smallerbecome smallerdecreasediminishreducedwindledeclineshrivelOpposite expandincrease
   • ▪ (of a muscle) become shorter and tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body: "the heart contracts about seventy times a minute" Similar tightenbecome/make tightertenseflexconstrictdraw inbecome/make narrowernarrowwrinkleknitcreasecorrugatepursepuckerOpposite relax
   • ▪ shorten (a word or phrase) by combination or elision: "these sources were called" Similar shortenabbreviatecutreduceabridgetruncateOpposite expandlengthen
   • 2. enter into a formal and legally binding agreement: "the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services" Similar undertakepledgepromisecovenantcommit oneselfengageagreeenter into an agreementreach an agreementmake a dealnegotiate a deal
   • ▪ choose to be involved in (a scheme): British "politically committed members contract into paying the levy"
   • ▪ choose to withdraw from or not become involved in a scheme: British "plans to encourage people to contract out of the pension scheme"
   • ▪ secure specified rights or undertake specified obligations in a formal and legally binding agreement: "a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment" Similar undertakepledgepromisecovenantcommit oneselfengageagreeenter into an agreementreach an agreementmake a dealnegotiate a deal
   • ▪ impose an obligation on (someone) to do something by means of a formal agreement: "health authorities contract a hospital to treat a specific number of patients"
   • ▪ arrange for work to be done by another organization: "local authorities will have to contract out waste management"
   • ▪ formally enter into (a marriage): "kings obtained dispensations to enable them to contract politically advantageous matches"
   • ▪ enter into (a friendship or other relationship): "the patterns of social relationships contracted by men and women differ"
   • 3. catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent): "three people contracted a killer virus" Similar developcatchgetpick upcome down withbecome infected withfall ill withbe taken ill withbe struck down withbe stricken withsuccumb togo down withinformal:take ill withtake sick with
   • 4. become liable to pay (a debt): "he contracted a debt of £3,300" Similar incurbecome liable to payacquirefall intorun up

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin contractus, from contract- ‘drawn together, tightened’, from the verb contrahere, from con- ‘together’ + trahere ‘draw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. contractee noun
   • 2. contractive adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONTRACT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   contract. noun [ C ] uk / ˈkɒn.trækt / us / ˈkɑːn.trækt / Add to word list. B1. 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.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › contractContract Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CONTRACT is a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties; especially : one legally enforceable. How to use contract in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Contract.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ContractContract - Wikipedia

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   A contract is an agreement that specifies certain legally enforceable rights and obligations pertaining to two or more parties. A contract typically involves the transfer of goods, services, money, or a promise to transfer any of those at a future date.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › contractContract - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   When you and someone else have agreed on something and that agreement is both binding and enforceable by law, you have a contract. When you rent an apartment, you and your future landlord sign a rental contract.

6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › contractcontract | meaning of contract in Longman Dictionary of...

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   contract meaning, definition, what is contract: an official agreement between two or mor...: Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONTRACT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   a legal agreement between two people or organizations, especially one that involves doing work for a particular amount of money. Examples. a legally binding contract. a lucrative contract. I don't remember signing a contract. They have to provide a contract by law. Your contract will set out the terms of your employment.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › contractContract Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   CONTRACT meaning: 1 : a legal agreement between people, companies, etc. often used before another noun; 2 : a document on which the words of a contract are written