under contract

idiom

: required to provide something (such as work or a service) according to the terms stated in a contract

She is under contract with the TV station for three more years.

Examples of under contract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Along with the Nashville, Murfreesboro and Clarksville stores, the company also listed several other development sites under contract across Middle Tennessee. —Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025

Both stars had been under contract at MGM back in the ’20s and ’30s, during the heights of the studio system as well as that patricular studio. —Rance Collins, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2025

Despite the statistical decline, teams were interested in Alcantara at the deadline, as the right-hander is under contract next season and has a team option for 2027. —Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025

Madrid would like to offload David Alaba and Ferland Mendy, but both are under contract and have shown no signs of being open to an exit. —James McNicholas, New York Times, 29 July 2025

Rhymes for under contract

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• impact