contractingn.

/kənˈtraktɪŋ/

Etymology: < contract v. + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action of contract v. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun]

waningc900

littlingOE

lessingc1350

abating1370

diminutionc1374

minishinga1382

decrease1383

remissiona1398

shrinkinga1398

decreasing1398

adminishing?c1400

abbreviation?a1425

lessening?a1425

minoration?a1425

disincrease1430

abatement1433

restrictiona1450

batea1475

diminuation1477

limitation1483

abate1486

minute1495

minishment1533

mitigation1533

diminishinga1535

extenuation1542

slacking1542

reduce1549

diminishment1551

perditionc1555

debatementa1563

rebatement1573

obstriction1578

imminution1583

contracting1585

contraction1589

rabate1589

rebating1598

retrenchmentc1600

decession1606

ravalling1609

reducement1619

decrement1621

bating1629

shrivellinga1631

decretion1635

dejection1652

abater1653

rolling back1658

limiting1677

batement1679

reduction1695

depression1793

downdraw1813

descent1832

decess1854

lowering1868

shrinkage1873

dégringolade1883

minification1894

degrowth1920

downrating1950

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun]

truthc1300

betrothingc1315

truthingc1350

espousala1393

troth-plighta1393

desponsationa1400

troth-plightingc1400

ensurance1469

fiançailles1477

handfasting1483

assurancea1513

assuring1530

suring1530

contract1551

insurancea1556

trothing1565

despousage1570

betrothment1585

contracting1585

affiancing1596

spousage1596

espousage1599

handfasta1616

desponsories1645

hand-fastening1662

disposories1668

contraction1702

engagement1811

plightage1819

betrothal1844

heart-bond1887

introduction1965

kwanjula1973

society > law > legal obligation > contract > [noun] > action of contracting

indenting1488

contracting1585

contraction1598

the world > space > relative position > inclination > state or quality of being convergent > [noun] > action or fact of converging

congress1578

contracting1585

congression1611

concentration1612

concentering1641

convergence1713

convergency1794

convergement1839

focusing1844

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > summarizing or abridging

bridginga1425

breviation1509

abbreviating1548

abridgement1579

contracting1585

curtailing1586

contraction1655

condensation1798

curtailment1799

epitomization1805

summarizing1808

entailment1822

boiling1898

predigestion1904

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [noun]

limiting1391

moderation1429

bridlingc1443

limitation1483

confine1548

restriction1554

limit1572

prescription1604

bounding1607

circumscriptiona1616

stricture1649

stinting1656

circumscribing1660

contractiona1670

confinement1678

contracting1692

handcuff1814

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [noun] > restriction or limitation

definitionc1386

limiting1391

moderation1429

limitation1483

restriction1554

restraint1566

limit1572

stint1593

prescription1604

stintance1605

bounding1607

confining1608

confine1609

circumscriptiona1616

definement1643

stricture1649

stinting1656

circumscribing1660

contractiona1670

confinement1678

contracting1692

narrowing1871

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. ii. 40 God cannot bee better serued than if by Lawe yee restraine this vnlawfull contracting.

1637 T. Heywood Anna & Phillis in Dial. in Wks. (1874) VI. 316 Many virgins at their contractings rather consent then speake.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lxxvi. 311 The contracting of a new league with the great King of Portugal.

1668 M. Hale Pref. Rolle's Abridgm. 5 The contracting of the Laws into a narrower compass and method.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 43 The contracting of the Age of the Postdiluvians.

b. attributive. Relating to a contract or agreement.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > contract > [adjective]

conventional1583

contracting1649

synallagmatic1792

contractual1861

synallagmatical1871

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. xv. 37 The present miraculous graces of the holy Spirit were an earnest and in the nature of a contracting peny.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

contractingadj.

Etymology: formed as contract v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: conˈtracting.

1. Entering into a contract or mutual agreement.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > contract > [adjective] > contracting

contrahent1524

contracting1720

1720 London Gaz. No. 5822/2 The Contracting Powers in the said Treaty.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iv. §3. 180 In the event of any war between the two contracting parties.

2. That shortens, narrows, etc. (transitive and intransitive).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective]

restraintive1526

limitative1530

circumscribing1571

restrictive1580

continent1598

restricting1606

confininga1616

contractive1624

strait-lacing1636

limiting1656

cohibitive1668

contracting1765

limitary1822

restrictionary1828

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracting

shrinking?a1400

contracting1765

shrivelling1849

narroweOE

restraintive1526

limitative1530

circumscribing1571

restrictive1580

restraining1597

continent1598

restricting1606

confininga1616

contractive1624

strait-lacing1636

limiting1656

cohibitive1668

contracting1765

restrictory1776

limitary1822

restrictionary1828

scopeless1882

1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 158 It is this ascending and contracting proportion that adds stability to any government.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 410 The water is accumulated by the opposition of contracting banks.

1877 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XV. 482 Our present experience of genuine contracting kidney.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	contracting
释义	contractingn. /kənˈtraktɪŋ/ Etymology: < contract v. + -ing suffix¹. a. The action of contract v. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] waningc900 littlingOE lessingc1350 abating1370 diminutionc1374 minishinga1382 decrease1383 remissiona1398 shrinkinga1398 decreasing1398 adminishing?c1400 abbreviation?a1425 lessening?a1425 minoration?a1425 disincrease1430 abatement1433 restrictiona1450 batea1475 diminuation1477 limitation1483 abate1486 minute1495 minishment1533 mitigation1533 diminishinga1535 extenuation1542 slacking1542 reduce1549 diminishment1551 perditionc1555 debatementa1563 rebatement1573 obstriction1578 imminution1583 contracting1585 contraction1589 rabate1589 rebating1598 retrenchmentc1600 decession1606 ravalling1609 reducement1619 decrement1621 bating1629 shrivellinga1631 decretion1635 dejection1652 abater1653 rolling back1658 limiting1677 batement1679 reduction1695 depression1793 downdraw1813 descent1832 decess1854 lowering1868 shrinkage1873 dégringolade1883 minification1894 degrowth1920 downrating1950 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [noun] truthc1300 betrothingc1315 truthingc1350 espousala1393 troth-plighta1393 desponsationa1400 troth-plightingc1400 ensurance1469 fiançailles1477 handfasting1483 assurancea1513 assuring1530 suring1530 contract1551 insurancea1556 trothing1565 despousage1570 betrothment1585 contracting1585 affiancing1596 spousage1596 espousage1599 handfasta1616 desponsories1645 hand-fastening1662 disposories1668 contraction1702 engagement1811 plightage1819 betrothal1844 heart-bond1887 introduction1965 kwanjula1973 society > law > legal obligation > contract > [noun] > action of contracting indenting1488 contracting1585 contraction1598 the world > space > relative position > inclination > state or quality of being convergent > [noun] > action or fact of converging congress1578 contracting1585 congression1611 concentration1612 concentering1641 convergence1713 convergency1794 convergement1839 focusing1844 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > summarizing or abridging bridginga1425 breviation1509 abbreviating1548 abridgement1579 contracting1585 curtailing1586 contraction1655 condensation1798 curtailment1799 epitomization1805 summarizing1808 entailment1822 boiling1898 predigestion1904 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [noun] limiting1391 moderation1429 bridlingc1443 limitation1483 confine1548 restriction1554 limit1572 prescription1604 bounding1607 circumscriptiona1616 stricture1649 stinting1656 circumscribing1660 contractiona1670 confinement1678 contracting1692 handcuff1814 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [noun] > restriction or limitation definitionc1386 limiting1391 moderation1429 limitation1483 restriction1554 restraint1566 limit1572 stint1593 prescription1604 stintance1605 bounding1607 confining1608 confine1609 circumscriptiona1616 definement1643 stricture1649 stinting1656 circumscribing1660 contractiona1670 confinement1678 contracting1692 narrowing1871 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. ii. 40 God cannot bee better serued than if by Lawe yee restraine this vnlawfull contracting. 1637 T. Heywood Anna & Phillis in Dial. in Wks. (1874) VI. 316 Many virgins at their contractings rather consent then speake. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lxxvi. 311 The contracting of a new league with the great King of Portugal. 1668 M. Hale Pref. Rolle's Abridgm. 5 The contracting of the Laws into a narrower compass and method. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World 43 The contracting of the Age of the Postdiluvians. b. attributive. Relating to a contract or agreement. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > [adjective] conventional1583 contracting1649 synallagmatic1792 contractual1861 synallagmatical1871 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. xv. 37 The present miraculous graces of the holy Spirit were an earnest and in the nature of a contracting peny. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). contractingadj. Etymology: formed as contract v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: conˈtracting. 1. Entering into a contract or mutual agreement. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > contract > [adjective] > contracting contrahent1524 contracting1720 1720 London Gaz. No. 5822/2 The Contracting Powers in the said Treaty. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People iv. §3. 180 In the event of any war between the two contracting parties. 2. That shortens, narrows, etc. (transitive and intransitive). ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [adjective] restraintive1526 limitative1530 circumscribing1571 restrictive1580 continent1598 restricting1606 confininga1616 contractive1624 strait-lacing1636 limiting1656 cohibitive1668 contracting1765 limitary1822 restrictionary1828 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracting shrinking?a1400 contracting1765 shrivelling1849 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [adjective] > restricting or limiting narroweOE restraintive1526 limitative1530 circumscribing1571 restrictive1580 restraining1597 continent1598 restricting1606 confininga1616 contractive1624 strait-lacing1636 limiting1656 cohibitive1668 contracting1765 restrictory1776 limitary1822 restrictionary1828 scopeless1882 1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. 158 It is this ascending and contracting proportion that adds stability to any government. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 410 The water is accumulated by the opposition of contracting banks. 1877 tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. XV. 482 Our present experience of genuine contracting kidney. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1585adj.1720
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