Contract
51contract*/*/*/ — [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… …
52contract — Synonyms and related words: OD, abbreviate, abridge, abstract, accept obligation, accord, acquire, affair, affiance, afflict, agree, agree to, agreement, answer for, arrangement, attempt, bag, bang, bar, bargain, bargain for, barricade, batten,… …
53contract — {{11}}contract (n.) early 14c., from O.Fr. contract (Mod.Fr. contrat), from L. contractus “a contract, agreement,” from pp. of contrahere to draw together, metaphorically, to make a bargain, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + trahere to …
54contract — A legally binding agreement. Agreement arises as a result of an offer and acceptance, but a number of other requirements must be satisfied for an agreement to be legally binding: • there must be a consideration (unless the contract is by deed); • …
55contract — A legally binding agreement. Agreement arises as a result of an offer and acceptance, but a number of other requirements must be satisfied for an agreement to be legally binding: • there must be a consideration (unless the contract is by deed); • …
56contract — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compact, agreement, promise, bargain, covenant, stipulation, convention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. agreement, legal agreement, covenant, compact, stipulation, contractual statement, contractual… …
57contract — [14] English acquired the word contract in stages, although in all cases the ultimate source was contractus, the past participle of Latin contrahere, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and trahere ‘pull, draw’ (source of… …
58contract — noun kɒntrakt 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. 3》 Bridge the declarer s undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as… …
59contract in — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms contract in : present tense I/you/we/they contract in he/she/it contracts in present participle contracting in past tense contracted in past participle contracted in British to agree by a written legal… …
60contract — [14] English acquired the word contract in stages, although in all cases the ultimate source was contractus, the past participle of Latin contrahere, a compound verb formed from the prefix com ‘together’ and trahere ‘pull, draw’ (source of… …
