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contract

7 entries found.


Main Entry:
1con·tract 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈkän-ˌtrakt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin contractus, from contrahere to draw together, make a contract, reduce in size, from com- + trahere to draw
Date:
14th century
1 a: a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties ; especially : one legally enforceable b: a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price <make parts on contract> c: the act of marriage or an agreement to marry2: a document describing the terms of a contract3: the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge4: an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone <his enemies put out a contract on him>


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