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.
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Jaquez, 24, and Ware, 21, were already under contract for this upcoming season.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Cardinale remained under contract with Cristaldi for the next 18 years, marrying the producer in 1966.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Intel has a chip foundry that makes chips under contract.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Luzzatto is also under contract to buy the Denver Energy Center, which consists of two towers at 1625 and 1675 Broadway, for a similar type of project.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Cardinale remained under contract with Cristaldi for the next 18 years, marrying the producer in 1966.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Intel has a chip foundry that makes chips under contract.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Luzzatto is also under contract to buy the Denver Energy Center, which consists of two towers at 1625 and 1675 Broadway, for a similar type of project.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Under contract.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20contract. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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