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Etymology

From Middle English, from Latin contractum, past participle of contrahere (“to bring together, to bring about, to conclude a bargain”), from con- (“with, together”) + trahere (“to draw, to pull”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

Noun

contract (plural contracts)

  1. An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
  2. (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding 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.
  3. (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.

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Derived terms

Verb

to contract (third-person singular simple present contracts, present participle contracting, simple past and past participle contracted)

  1. (transitive) To enter into a contract with.
  2. (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
  3. (intransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
    The snail's body contracted into its shell.

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Translations

transitive: enter into a contract with
  • Bulgarian: договарям се bg(bg)
  • Finnish: tehdä sopimus
  • Romanian: a incheia un contract cu ro(ro)
gain or acquire (an illness)
  • Bulgarian: хващам bg(bg)
  • Finnish: sairastua fi(fi)
  • French: contracter fr(fr)
  • Hebrew: נדבק he(he) (nidbák)
  • Italian: contrarre it(it)
  • Swahili: makandarasi sw(sw)
  • Swedish: smittas av
intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen
  • Italian: contrarre it(it)
  • Norwegian: sammentrekke, forminske
  • Swahili: kandarasi sw(sw)
  • Swedish: dra ihop sig, dras samman, krympa, minskas

Dutch

Noun

contract n. (plural contracten, diminutive contractje, diminutive plural contractjes)

  1. contract

 

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