contract
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere, to contract, from con- + trahere (“‘to draw’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Noun
- enPR: kŏn'trăkt
- (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒntrækt/, SAMPA: /"kQntr{kt/
- (US) IPA: /ˈkɑntrækt/, SAMPA: /"kAntr{kt/
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- Verb
- enPR: kəntrăkt, IPA: /kənˈtrækt/, SAMPA: /k@n"tr{kt/
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[edit] Noun
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contract (plural contracts)
- A agreement that is legally binding, especially one that is written.
- A specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
- An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
[edit] Hypernyms
- (agreement that is legally binding): agreement
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[edit] Translations
agreement that is legally binding
job governed by a specific agreement
part of legal studies
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[edit] Verb
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to contract (third-person singular simple present contracts, present participle contracting, simple past and past participle contracted)
- (transitive) To enter into a contract with.
- (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- (intransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- The snail's body contracted into its shell.
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- (gain or acquire (an illness)): catch, get
- (lessen): abate, decrease, lessen, reduce
- (shorten): shorten, shrink
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gain or acquire (an illness)
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intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen
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[edit] Noun
contract n. (plural contracten, diminutive contractje)

