contract

CEFRB1

/ˈkɒntɹækt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A formal written or spoken agreement between people or organizations.

  2. 02

    verb

    To become smaller or tighter, or catch an illness.

Examples

  • After much effort, he ended up with a contract.

  • All employees have a written contract of employment.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɔntɹakt/
  • /kənˈtɹækt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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...

  2. The document containing such an agreement.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • The aggressive salesman urged me to sign the contract right away.

  • write up a contract

  • read a contract

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Origin

noun

From Middle English, from Old French contract, from Latin contractus (noun), from contrahere (“to bring together, to bring about, to conclude a bargain”) [from con- (“with, together”) + trahere (“to draw, to pull”)] + -tus (suffix forming nouns from verbs).