Meaning & Definition of Contract in English
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Contract
/kɑntrækt/
noun
1. A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
synonym:
- contract
2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
synonym:
- contract,
- declaration
3. A variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
synonym:
- contract,
- contract bridge
verb
1. Enter into a contractual arrangement
synonym:
- contract,
- undertake
2. Engage by written agreement
- "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
synonym:
- sign,
- contract,
- sign on,
- sign up
3. Squeeze or press together
- "She compressed her lips"
- "The spasm contracted the muscle"
synonym:
- compress,
- constrict,
- squeeze,
- compact,
- contract,
- press
4. Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- "He got aids"
- "She came down with pneumonia"
- "She took a chill"
synonym:
- contract,
- take,
- get
5. Become smaller or draw together
- "The fabric shrank"
- "The balloon shrank"
synonym:
- shrink,
- contract
6. Make smaller
- "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
synonym:
- contract
7. Compress or concentrate
- "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
synonym:
- condense,
- concentrate,
- contract
8. Make or become more narrow or restricted
- "The selection was narrowed"
- "The road narrowed"
synonym:
- narrow,
- contract
9. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- "The manuscript must be shortened"
synonym:
- abridge,
- foreshorten,
- abbreviate,
- shorten,
- cut,
- contract,
- reduce
Examples of using
Tom translated the contract into French.
I have a contract.
Sign the contract.