precontract

[ noun pree-kon-trakt; verb pree-kuhn-trakt, -kon-trakt ]

/ noun priˈkɒn trækt; verb ˌpri kənˈtrækt, -ˈkɒn trækt /

noun

a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.

(formerly) such an agreement constituting a legally binding betrothal.

verb (used with object)

to bind by means of a precontract.

to contract for or agree to do (something) by means of a precontract.

verb (used without object)

to make a precontract.

Origin of precontract

1375–1425; late Middle English (noun); see pre-, contract

OTHER WORDS FROM precontract

pre·con·trac·tive, adjectivepre·con·trac·tu·al

[pree-kuhn-trak-choo-uhl], /ˌpri kənˈtræk tʃu əl/, adjective

Words nearby precontract

precondition, preconize, preconquest, preconscious, preconsonantal, precontract, preconvulsive, precook, precool, precordia, precordial lead

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Example sentences from the Web for precontract

She alleged a precontract on the part of her husband, Angus, which was never proved.
Henry VIII.|A. F. Pollard
The ostensible reason for the divorce was a precontract between Anne and Francis of Lorraine.
Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590|Julia Cartwright

British Dictionary definitions for precontract

precontract

noun (priːˈkɒntrækt)

a contract or arrangement made beforehand, esp a betrothal

verb (ˌpriːkənˈtrækt)

to betroth or enter into a betrothal by previous agreement

to make (an agreement, etc) by prior arrangement

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单词	precontract
释义	precontract [ noun pree-kon-trakt; verb pree-kuhn-trakt, -kon-trakt ] / noun priˈkɒn trækt; verb ˌpri kənˈtrækt, -ˈkɒn trækt / noun a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature. (formerly) such an agreement constituting a legally binding betrothal. verb (used with object) to bind by means of a precontract. to contract for or agree to do (something) by means of a precontract. verb (used without object) to make a precontract. Origin of precontract 1375–1425; late Middle English (noun); see pre-, contract OTHER WORDS FROM precontract pre·con·trac·tive, adjectivepre·con·trac·tu·al [pree-kuhn-trak-choo-uhl], /ˌpri kənˈtræk tʃu əl/, adjective Words nearby precontract precondition, preconize, preconquest, preconscious, preconsonantal, precontract, preconvulsive, precook, precool, precordia, precordial lead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for precontract She alleged a precontract on the part of her husband, Angus, which was never proved. Henry VIII.\|A. F. Pollard The ostensible reason for the divorce was a precontract between Anne and Francis of Lorraine. Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590\|Julia Cartwright British Dictionary definitions for precontract precontract noun (priːˈkɒntrækt) a contract or arrangement made beforehand, esp a betrothal verb (ˌpriːkənˈtrækt) to betroth or enter into a betrothal by previous agreement to make (an agreement, etc) by prior arrangement Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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