under contract

phrase

: 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

Waiting to List Your Home Some sellers will wait to list their current home for sale until their new home is under contract, but there’s no reason to hold off, according to Barnett. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 16 Aug. 2026

The Dolphins now have four quarterbacks under contract, with starter Malik Willis and backup Ewers, Cam Miller and Gronowski. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026

Gonzalez is under contract through the 2027 season since the team picked up his fifth-year option. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Only a handful of senior players were under contract for this season when Wilson arrived and a number of those have subsequently departed, including 21-year-old goalkeeper Pierce Charles in a £3million deal with Manchester City. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for under contract

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact