contractual

CEFRC1

/kəˈntræktʃuəl/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to or required by a formal agreement.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A charge for a service that is applied through a contract with another provider.

Examples

  • A contractual dispute arose after the client demanded extra work.

  • Enter in a contractual agreement with me and become a young magical girl!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings
  1. A contractualized employee; One who is hired as a temporary worker, especially one who is hired for a single project.

  2. Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract.

noun

Extra meaning
  1. A contract specifying details of the relationship with another country or body

More examples

In context
  • Purchase obligations represent non-cancelable contractual obligations at December 31, 2016.

  • contractual rights, contractual obligations

  • Contractuals are telephone, utilities, and other contracted services.

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Origin

adjective

Morphologically contract + -ual, from Latin contractus + -al.