- contract
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 written agreementADJECTIVE▪ long-term, permanent▪ guaranteed (esp. AmE)▪ casual (BrE), fixed-term (BrE), short-term▪ three-year, two-year, etc.▪ formal, written▪ verbal▪ standard▪ legal, valid▪ void▪
The contract was declared void.
▪ enforceable, unenforceable▪ binding, non-binding (AmE)▪ current, existing, new, original▪ big, huge, important, large, major▪ fat, lucrative▪My advertising firm just won a lucrative contract with a cigarette company.
▪ exclusive▪ business, commercial▪ employment, maintenance, research, service▪ catering (BrE), construction, production▪ defence/defense, military▪ federal, government▪ record, recording▪ marriageVERB + CONTRACT▪ have▪Many workers do not have written contracts.
▪ bid for, bid on (AmE), tender for▪Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract.
▪ award (sb), give sb, offer sb, place▪ get, land, receive, secure, win▪ lose▪The firm lost the contract to a large London company.
▪ negotiate▪She managed to negotiate a permanent contract with the company.
▪ draft, draw up, prepare, write▪ conclude, enter into, make, sign▪He entered into a contract with his former employer.
▪ extend, renew▪ carry out (BrE), execute, fulfil/fulfill▪the company fulfilling the construction contract
▪ honour/honor▪ cancel, end, repudiate (BrE, law), rescind (law, esp. BrE), terminate▪Either party can terminate the contract at any time.
▪ be subject to (esp. BrE)▪The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not legally binding before contracts are signed).
▪ be in breach of, breach, break, violate▪If you go on strike you will be in breach of contract.
▪ enforce (law)▪ exchange (law)▪The successful bidder must exchange contracts immediately and pay a deposit.
CONTRACT + VERB▪ expire▪The contract expires at the end of next year.
▪ be worth sth▪a series of major contracts worth millions
CONTRACT + NOUN▪ work, worker (= one on a fixed-term contract)▪ manufacturer▪ dispute, negotiation▪ award▪ extension▪ lawPREPOSITION▪ in a/the contract▪They put a clause in the contract stipulating that the work should be finished by next month.
▪ on a contract▪He's on a three-year fixed-term contract.
▪ under contract (to)▪At that stage of her career she was still under contract to one of the big Hollywood studios.
▪ under a/the contract▪Under her contract of employment, Mrs Lee could not be required to work at a different site.
▪ contract between▪the contract between the employer and the employee
▪ contract for▪They won a contract for the delivery of five planes.
▪ contract with▪Do you have a contract with your employer?
PHRASES▪ (a) breach of contract▪The company is being sued for breach of contract.
▪ a contract of employment, a contract of sale▪You should make sure that you have a formal contract of employment.
▪ the terms of a contract▪By using cheaper materials, the company has broken the terms of its contract.
▪ under the terms of a contract▪Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.
2 agreement to kill sbVERB + CONTRACT▪ take out▪ have out▪He has a contract out on you.
CONTRACT + NOUN▪ killer, killingPREPOSITION▪ contract on▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}She took out a contract on her ex-husband.
verb
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
