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

At this stage, Alec Burks as 15th man would make more sense than Kevin Love, albeit with Love under contract for another season. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025

The crease is set with Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll signed, and though the front office might look to upgrade on the back end (more on that in a second), everyone in that bunch is under contract for next season. —Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 31 May 2025

Seven of the Celtics’ nine core rotation players are under contract for next season, with only Al Horford and Luke Kornet set to hit free agency, but departures are expected given the team’s perilous luxury tax situation. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025

Ashton Woods is under contract for one of the neighborhoods but hasn’t closed yet. —Laura Kinsler, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2025

Rhymes for under contract

• overreact
• abstract
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• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact