precontractedadj.
/priːˈkɒntraktᵻd/, U.S. /ˌpriˈkɑnˌtræktᵻd/, /ˌprikənˈtræktᵻd/ Contracted beforehand; spec. (a) already bound by a promise or contract; (b) contracted, acquired, or formed in advance; (c) existing or agreed upon prior to a contract.
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1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. K Deere husband, pardon me, I did dissemble, Told thee I was his precontracted wife.
1688 J. Kettlewell Pract. Believer i. 154 Their reprobate sense, verse 28. was the woful consequent of their own foul lusts, and precontracted foolishness.
1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature V. xxviii. 351 If they would employ their talents sincerely for the public good, in preference to any private views or favourite schemes or precontracted prejudices.
1856 L. M. Sargent Dealings with Dead II. cxvi. 470 The payment of his pre-contracted debts.
1973 Times 6 Dec. 19/3 Many charter-only carriers are giving priority to pre-contracted passenger and charter programmes.
1996 Rev. Econ. & Statistics 78 202/2 Expectations may be of greater importance for multinational corporations, since they are less likely to be constrained by precontracted payment dates as many transactions are internal.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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