What does contract mean?
Definitions for contract
n., adj., and usu. for v. 16–18, 22, 23 ˈkɒn trækt; otherwise v. kənˈtræktcon·tract
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word contract.
Princeton's WordNet
contract(noun)
a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
contract, declaration(noun)
(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
contract, contract bridge(verb)
a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
contract, undertake(verb)
enter into a contractual arrangement
sign, contract, sign on, sign up(verb)
engage by written agreement
"They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press(verb)
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
contract, take, get(verb)
be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
"He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
shrink, contract(verb)
become smaller or draw together
"The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
contract(verb)
make smaller
"The heat contracted the woollen garment"
condense, concentrate, contract(verb)
compress or concentrate
"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
narrow, contract(verb)
make or become more narrow or restricted
"The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce(verb)
reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
Webster Dictionary
Contract(noun)
to draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
to draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
to bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
to enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
to betroth; to affiance
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
to shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(verb)
to be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(verb)
to make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(adj)
contracted; as, a contract verb
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(adj)
contracted; affianced; betrothed
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
the agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
a formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Contract(noun)
the act of formally betrothing a man and woman
Etymology: [L. contractus, p. p.]
Freebase
Contract
A contract is an agreement having a lawful object entered into voluntarily by two or more parties, each of whom intends to create one or more legal obligations between them. The elements of a contract are "offer" and "acceptance" by "competent persons" having legal capacity who exchange "consideration" to create "mutuality of obligation." Proof of some or all of these elements may be done in writing, though contracts may be made entirely orally or by conduct. The remedy for breach of contract can be "damages" in the form of compensation of money or specific performance enforced through an injunction. Both of these remedies award the party at loss the "benefit of the bargain" or expectation damages, which are greater than mere reliance damages, as in promissory estoppel. The parties may be natural persons or juristic persons. A contract is a legally enforceable promise or undertaking that something will or will not occur. The word promise can be used as a legal synonym for contract, although care is required as a promise may not have the full standing of a contract, as when it is an agreement without consideration. Contract law varies greatly from one jurisdiction to another, including differences in common law compared to civil law, the impact of received law, particularly from England in common law countries, and of law codified in regional legislation. Regarding Australian Contract Law for example, there are 40 relevant acts which impact on the interpretation of contract at the Commonwealth level, and an additional 26 acts at the level of the state of NSW. In addition there are 6 international instruments or conventions which are applicable for international dealings, such as the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Contract
kon-trakt′, v.t. to draw together: to lessen: to shorten: to acquire: to incur: to bargain for: to betroth.—v.i. to shrink: to become less.—n. Con′tract, an agreement on fixed terms: a bond: a betrothment: the writing containing an agreement.—adj. Contract′ed, drawn together: narrow: mean.—adv. Contract′edly.—ns. Contract′edness; Contractibil′ity, Contract′ibleness.—adjs. Contract′ible, capable of being contracted; Contract′ile, tending or having power to contract.—ns. Contractil′ity; Contrac′tion, act of contracting: a word shortened by rejecting a part of it: a symbol for shortening in palæography, &c.—adj. Contract′ive, tending to contract.—n. Contract′or, one of the parties to a bargain or agreement: one who engages to execute work or furnish supplies at a fixed rate.—adj. Contract′ual.—Contract one's self out of, to get rid of some general obligation by making a special contract; Contract work, work done for a fixed sum estimated beforehand and paid down for the whole job. [L. contractus—con, together, trahĕre, to draw.]
Editors Contribution
contract
To agree and create a fair, just, concise and transparent commitment.
The procurement contracts are simple, concise and transparent.
Submitted by MaryC on October 21, 2020contract
To create a fair, just, concise and transparent agreement.
They created a contract for their services to another company based on trust, understanding and agreement.
Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'contract' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #867
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'contract' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1156
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'contract' in Nouns Frequency: #249
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'contract' in Verbs Frequency: #822
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of contract in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of contract in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of contract in a Sentence
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov:
We think the Russian and Bulgarian partners must continue on a legal basis, otherwise we would violate the contract, which was signed with Bulgaria rather than with the EU as a partner in 2006.
Red Bull are in the unique position of having four talented Formula One drivers under contract who can be rotated between Aston Martin Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso, the team will use the next nine races to evaluate Alex's performance in order to make an informed decision as to who will drive alongside Max in 2020.
The government was not happy with us not bidding that contract because they had felt that...they had bent over backwards to lean the fill to our advantage. We saw it as a cost shootout between us and SpaceX.
So Iran would like to diversify and buy steel from other players instead of having a huge contract with India.
That is a condition of the tender process and effectively that means for Airbus to bid and win that work we will have to novate (move) all that work from the UK to France and Germany on day one of that contract.
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- verbintenisAfrikaans
- عَقْد, عقدArabic
- kontrakt, müqaviləAzerbaijani
- дагаво́р, кантра́ктBelarusian
- съкращавам се, свивам се, договарям се, хващам, договорBulgarian
- চুক্তিBengali
- contreure, contracteCatalan, Valencian
- kontrakt, smlouva, nakazit se, zkrátit, uzavřít kontrakt, získat, kontrahovat, podepsat kontrakt, onemocnětCzech
- kontraktDanish
- kontrahieren, Vertrag, zusammenziehenGerman
- συμβόλαιοGreek
- kontraktiEsperanto
- contratar, contrato, contraerSpanish
- kontraht, lepingEstonian
- قراردادPersian
- sopimus, vetäytyä, sopimusoikeus, supistua, sairastua, [[tehdä]] [[sopimus]]Finnish
- contrat, contracter, rétracter, recroquevillerFrench
- conradh, conraighIrish
- cùmhnantScottish Gaelic
- התכווץ, נדבק, חוזהHebrew
- संविदाHindi
- szerződésHungarian
- պայմանագիրArmenian
- kontrakIndonesian
- kontraktarIdo
- herpa, samningurIcelandic
- contratto, contrarre, contrattareItalian
- 契約, 契約する, 契約法学, 収縮する, 罹るJapanese
- კონტრაქტი, ხელშეკრულება, მიახლოებაGeorgian
- 계약Korean
- foedusLatin
- sutartis, kontraktasLithuanian
- līgums, kontrakts, sasirgtLatvian
- до́говор, контра́ктMacedonian
- contractDutch
- kontrakt, sammentrekke, forminskeNorwegian
- ałgáádeitʼááhNavajo, Navaho
- umowa, kontraktPolish
- contrair, contrair-sePortuguese
- a incheia un contract cu, contractRomanian
- до́гово́р, контра́ктRussian
- уговор, ugovorSerbo-Croatian
- kontrakt, dohoda, zmluvaSlovak
- pogodbaSlovene
- avtal, smittas, dra ihop, avtala, entreprenad, fördrag, beting, dras samman, minskas, kontrakt, ackord, krympa, överenskommelseSwedish
- kandarasi, kibarua, makandarasiSwahili
- สัญญาThai
- sözleşme, kontratTurkish
- контра́кт, до́говірUkrainian
- hợp đồngVietnamese
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