Contract
61contract — n. & v. n. 1 a written or spoken agreement between two or more parties, intended to be enforceable by law. 2 a document recording this. 3 marriage regarded as a binding commitment. 4 Bridge etc. an undertaking to win the number of tricks bid. v.… …
62contract — 1. noun /ˈkɒntrækt,ˈkɑntrækt,kənˈtrækt/ a) 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. b) An agreement which the law will …
63contract in — UK US contract in Phrasal Verb with contract({{}}/kənˈtrækt/ verb UK ► [I] to formally state that you want to be involved in an official plan or system: »Each year you can decide to contract in or out …
64contract — a promise of payment to murder (someone) Underworld jargon for a murder treated as a commercial transaction with payment or a reward to the killer: There s a contract out on Billison and he s still alive. (Bagley, 1977 the implication… …
65contract — 1. noun a legally binding contract Syn: agreement, commitment, arrangement, settlement, understanding, compact, covenant, bond; deal, bargain; Law indenture 2. verb 1) the market for such goods began to contract Syn: shrink …
66contract — A legally enforceable agreement, not contrary to any law, to do or not to do something. A contract involves two or more people or businesses; it sets forth what they will or will not do and can be either oral or written (though real estate and …
67contract — 1. noun a legally binding contract Syn: agreement, arrangement, commitment, settlement, understanding, compact, covenant, deal, bargain 2. verb 1) the market began to contract Syn: shrink, diminish …
68contract — 1. (kon trakt′)To shorten; to become reduced in size; in the case of muscle, either to shorten or to undergo an increase in tension. 2. (kon trakt′)To acquire by contagion or infection. 3. (kon′trakt)An explicit bilateral commitment by… …
69contract — (common law) Il contratto nel common law anglosassone non è disciplinato di una specifica e univoca previsione e quando si parla di contract il punto di riferimento è l agreement che è un accordo tra le parti …
70contract — An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in law. Contracts may be written, verbal, or even implied by circumstances, but to be legally binding a contract must normally be accompanied by some form of *consideration …
