contract+(noun)

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• 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 — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 written agreement ADJECTIVE ▪ long term, permanent ▪ guaranteed (esp. AmE) ▪ casual (BrE), fixed term (BrE), short term …   Collocations dictionary

• contract*/*/*/ — [ˈkɒntrækt] noun [C] I a written legal agreement between two people or organizations After six months she was offered a contract of employment.[/ex] He has signed a six year contract with Manchester United.[/ex] contractual [kənˈtræktʃʊəl] adj… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• contract — noun /ˈkɒntrækt / (say kontrakt) 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing. 2. an agreement enforceable by law. 3. the writing containing such an agreement. 4. (plural) → contract law. 5. the… …  

• 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 of employment — ˌcontract of emˈployment noun contracts of employment PLURALFORM [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a formal document giving the conditions of someone s job, how much they are paid etc; = TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: • Under his contract of employment, he is… …   Financial and business terms

• contract to sell — ˌcontract to ˈsell noun contracts to sell PLURALFORM [countable usually singular] COMMERCE LAW a contract in which one person or company agrees to sell something and another agrees to buy it at a future time, for example when it is made or built… …   Financial and business terms

• contract of service — ˌcontract of ˈservice noun contracts of service PLURALFORM [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES LAW another name for contract of employment * * * contract of service UK US noun [C] HR …   Financial and business terms

• 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 — 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 …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• contract of insurance — ˌcontract of inˈsurance noun contracts of insurance PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a formal document giving conditions relating to an insurance agreement: • This summary of benefits is not intended to form part of an offer relative to the contract of …   Financial and business terms