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contract /kon- or kən-traktˈ/ transitive verb- To draw together
- To lessen
- To shorten
- To effect by agreement
- To come into, become the subject of
- To incur
- To catch (a disease)
- To bargain for
- To betroth
intransitive verb- To shrink
- To become less
- To become shorter
- To make a contract (with or for)
noun /konˈtrakt/ - An agreement on fixed terms
- A bond
- A betrothal
- The written statement representing an agreement
- Contract bridge
- A final bid in contract bridge
- An undertaking
- An undertaking or agreement to kill a particular person, esp for an agreed sum of money (criminal sl)
ORIGIN: L contractus, from con- together, and trahere, tractum to draw contractabilˈity noun contractˈable /kən-/ adjective (esp of a disease or habit) able to be contracted contractˈed adjective - Drawn together
- Shortened
- Narrow
- Mean
- Engaged to be married
contractˈedly adverb contractˈedness noun contractibilˈity noun contractˈible adjective Capable of being contracted or shortened contractˈile adjective Tending or having power to contract or to draw in contractilˈity /kon-/ noun contracˈtion /kən-/ noun - The act of contracting
- A decrease in length, size or volume
- A word shortened in speech or spelling
- A symbol for shortening or a shortened form of (part of) a word (palaeography)
- A tightening of the muscles or muscle fibres, esp one of the regular spasms of the uterine muscles or fibres involved in the process of giving birth
contracˈtional or contracˈtionary adjective Having the effect of contracting contractˈive adjective Tending to contract contractˈor noun - A person who, or company that, engages to execute work or provide supplies at a stated rate
- One of the parties to a bargain or agreement
- Something that contracts, esp a muscle
contractˈūal adjective contracˈtually adverb contracˈtural adjective - Relating to contracture (medicine)
- Contractual (non-standard)
contractˈure noun - Persistent muscular contraction
- A deformity or shortening of a part of the body due to shrinkage of the tissue in the muscles, skin, etc
- Tapering of a column (architecture)
contract bridge noun The standard modern form of the game of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only tricks that are bid for count towards winning a game contract in To agree to participate on certain conditions contract out - To decide not to participate in a pension scheme, etc
- To withdraw from an obligation, agreement, etc
- To arrange that certain conditions shall not apply
- To offer (work previously carried out by in-house staff, in a school, hospital, etc) to private contractors
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