noncontract

adjective

non·​con·​tract ˌnän-ˈkän-ˌtrakt How to pronounce noncontract (audio)
: not bound or secured by a contract : noncontractual
a noncontract deal
noncontract pricing/customers
working on a noncontract basis

Examples of noncontract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kelly said that company leaders will take a 10% pay cut for 2021 and that noncontract employees could face the same. Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 Oct. 2020 These are noncontract practices after all and defensive players know not to go anywhere near the quarterback. Jeff Zrebiec, baltimoresun.com, 30 May 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of noncontract was in 1830

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“Noncontract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noncontract. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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