contract
noun /ˈkɒntrækt/
/ˈkɑːntrækt/
- an official written agreement
- All employees have a written contract of employment.
- a research/modelling/recording contract
- a lucrative government contract
- contract with somebody to enter into/negotiate/sign a contract with the supplier
- contract between A and B These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.
- contract for something a contract for the supply of vehicles
- contract to do something to win/be awarded a contract to build a new school
- to renew/extend/terminate/cancel a contract
- on a contract I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.
- under contract to/with somebody/something She is under contract to (= has a contract to work for) a major American computer firm.
- out of contract The phone costs several hundred dollars more out of contract (= without a contract with a phone company).
- The midfielder will be out of contract at the end of the season (= his contract with his club will have finished).
- a contract worker (= one employed on a contract for a fixed period of time)
- Under the terms of the contract the job should have been finished yesterday.
- They were sued for breach of contract (= not doing what they agreed to do in a contract).
- He had a release clause written into his contract.
- subject to contract The offer has been accepted, subject to contract (= the agreement is not official until the contract is signed).
Wordfinder- acquisition
- bid
- broker
- contract
- deal
- merger
- negotiation
- offer
- proposal
- takeover
Wordfinder- apply
- appoint
- contract
- dismiss
- employ
- job
- pay
- retire
- work
- workforce
Extra ExamplesTopics Discussion and agreementb2, Working lifeb2, Law and justiceb2, Houses and homesb2, Businessb2- By using cheaper materials, the company has broken the terms of its contract.
- Do you have a contract with your employer?
- Eighteen companies are bidding for the contract.
- Either party can terminate the contract at any time.
- He entered into a contract with his former employer.
- He's on a three-year fixed-term contract.
- If you go on strike you will be in breach of contract.
- Many workers do not have written contracts.
- My advertising firm just won a lucrative contract with a cigarette company.
- She managed to negotiate a permanent contract with the company.
- The company is being sued for breach of contract.
- The contract expires at the end of next year.
- The contract was declared void.
- The firm lost the contract to a large London company.
- The successful bidder must exchange contracts immediately and pay a deposit.
- They put a clause in the contract stipulating that the work should be finished by next month.
- They won a contract for the delivery of five fighter planes.
- Under her contract of employment, Mrs Lee could not be required to work at a different site.
- You should make sure that you have a formal contract of employment.
- a series of major contracts worth millions of pounds
- the company fulfilling the construction contract
- the contract between the employer and the employee
- the firm carrying out the construction contract
- The company is currently negotiating a contract to build a new hotel development.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long-term
- permanent
- guaranteed
- …
- have
- bid for
- bid on
- …
- expire
- be worth something
- work
- worker
- manufacturer
- …
- in a/the contract
- on a contract
- under contract (to)
- …
- (a) breach of contract
- a contract of employment
- a contract of sale
- …
- contract (on somebody) (informal) an agreement to kill somebody for money
- She took out a contract on her ex-husband.
- He has a contract out on you.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + contract- take out
- have out
- killer
- killing
- contract on
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin contractus, from contract- ‘drawn together, tightened’, from the verb contrahere, from con- ‘together’ + trahere ‘draw’.