Contract
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Contract
Noun
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
"sign a contract"
- An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- The document containing such an agreement.
- A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
- An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
"The mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed him."
Verb
- To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
"The snail’s body contracted into its shell."
- To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
"The word “cannot” is often contracted into “can’t”."
- To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
"The company contracted with the council to build 200 new houses."
- To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
"We have just contracted new pest control services."
- To enter into (an agreement) with mutual obligations; to make (an arrangement).
Anagrams of Contract
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