Contract

Quick meaning: Contract is a noun meaning (law) The document containing such an agreement.

Meaning

(law) The document containing such an agreement.

More Meanings

1. (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
2. (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
3. (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
4. 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.
5. (law) 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.
6. (obsolete) Contracted; affianced; betrothed.
7. (obsolete) Not abstract; concrete.

Example Sentences

sign a contract

read a contract

unwritten contract

write up a contract

Word Forms

• contracts
• contracting
• contracted

Synonyms for contract

Depending on context, synonyms include abate, decrease, lessen, reduce, shorten, shrink.

Antonyms for contract

Common opposites include increase, expand, grow, lengthen, stretch, widen.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include compact, fee, sign up, undertake, get, sign.

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