contract

con·tract

C0605300 (kŏn′trăkt′)n.1. a. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law.b. The writing or document containing such an agreement.2. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.3. Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal.4. Games a. The last and highest bid of a suit in one hand in bridge.b. The number of tricks thus bid.c. Contract bridge.5. A paid assignment to murder someone: put out a contract on the mobster's life.v. (kən-trăkt′, kŏn′trăkt′) con·tract·ed, con·tract·ing, con·tracts v.tr.1. To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement: contract a marriage.2. To acquire or incur: contract obligations; contract a serious illness.3. a. To reduce in size by drawing together; shrink.b. To pull together; wrinkle.4. Grammar To shorten (a word or words) by omitting or combining some of the letters or sounds, as do not to don't.v.intr.1. To enter into or make an agreement: contract for garbage collection.2. To become reduced in size by or as if by being drawn together: The pupils of the patient's eyes contracted.

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[Middle English, from Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere, to draw together, make a contract : com-, com- + trahere, to draw.]

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con·tract′i·bil′i·ty n.con·tract′i·ble adj.

contract

vb 1. to make or become smaller, narrower, shorter, etc: metals contract as the temperature is reduced. 2. (Law) (when: intr, sometimes foll by for; when tr, may take an infinitive) to enter into an agreement with (a person, company, etc) to deliver (goods or services) or to do (something) on mutually agreed and binding terms, often in writing 3. to draw or be drawn together; coalesce or cause to coalesce 4. (tr) to acquire, incur, or become affected by (a disease, liability, debt, etc) 5. (Linguistics) (tr) to shorten (a word or phrase) by the omission of letters or syllables, usually indicated in writing by an apostrophe 6. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics to unite (two vowels) or (of two vowels) to be united within a word or at a word boundary so that a new long vowel or diphthong is formed 7. (tr) to wrinkle or draw together (the brow or a muscle) 8. (tr) to arrange (a marriage) for; betroth n 9. (Law) a formal agreement between two or more parties 10. (Law) a document that states the terms of such an agreement 11. (Law) the branch of law treating of contracts 12. (Law) marriage considered as a formal agreement 13. (Bridge) See contract bridge 14. (Bridge) bridge a. (in the bidding sequence before play) the highest bid, which determines trumps and the number of tricks one side must try to makeb. the number and suit of these tricks 15. slang a. a criminal agreement to kill a particular person in return for an agreed sum of moneyb. (as modifier): a contract killing. [C16: from Latin contractus agreement, something drawn up, from contrahere to draw together, from trahere to draw]

con•tract

(n., adj., and usu. for v. 16–18, 22, 23 ˈkɒn trækt; otherwise v. kənˈtrækt)

n. 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified. 2. an agreement enforceable by law. 3. the written form of such an agreement. 4. the division of law dealing with contracts. 5. Also called con′tract bridge′. a variety of bridge in which the side that wins the bid can earn toward game only that number of tricks named in the contract, additional points being credited above the line. 6. (in auction or contract bridge) a. a commitment by the declaring team to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made. b. the final bid itself. c. the number of tricks so specified, plus six. 7. the formal agreement of marriage; betrothal. 8. Slang. an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person. adj. 9. under contract; governed or arranged by special contract: a contract carrier. v.t. 10. to draw together or into smaller compass; draw the parts of together: to contract a muscle. 11. to wrinkle: to contract the brows. 12. to shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements. 13. to make narrow or illiberal; restrict. 14. to get, as by exposure to something contagious: to contract a disease. 15. to incur, as a liability or obligation: to contract a debt. 16. to settle or establish by agreement: to contract an alliance. 17. to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract. 18. to enter into an agreement with: to contract a freelancer to do the work. 19. to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.). 20. to betroth. v.i. 21. to become drawn together or reduced in compass; become smaller; shrink: His pupils contracted in the light. 22. to enter into an agreement. 23. contract out, to hire an outside contractor to produce or do; subcontract. [1275–1325; (n.) Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin contractus the undertaking of a transaction, an agreement =contrac-, variant s. of contrahere to draw in, bring together, enter into an agreement (con- con- + trahere to drag, pull; compare traction) + -tus suffix of v. action; (v.) < Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere] con`tract•ee′, n. con•tract′i•ble, adj. con•tract`i•bil′i•ty, con•tract′i•ble•ness, n.

contract

Past participle: contracted
Gerund: contracting

Imperative
contract
contract

Present
I contract
you contract
he/she/it contracts
we contract
you contract
they contract

Preterite
I contracted
you contracted
he/she/it contracted
we contracted
you contracted
they contracted

Present Continuous
I am contracting
you are contracting
he/she/it is contracting
we are contracting
you are contracting
they are contracting

Present Perfect
I have contracted
you have contracted
he/she/it has contracted
we have contracted
you have contracted
they have contracted

Past Continuous
I was contracting
you were contracting
he/she/it was contracting
we were contracting
you were contracting
they were contracting

Past Perfect
I had contracted
you had contracted
he/she/it had contracted
we had contracted
you had contracted
they had contracted

Future
I will contract
you will contract
he/she/it will contract
we will contract
you will contract
they will contract

Future Perfect
I will have contracted
you will have contracted
he/she/it will have contracted
we will have contracted
you will have contracted
they will have contracted

Future Continuous
I will be contracting
you will be contracting
he/she/it will be contracting
we will be contracting
you will be contracting
they will be contracting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been contracting
you have been contracting
he/she/it has been contracting
we have been contracting
you have been contracting
they have been contracting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been contracting
you will have been contracting
he/she/it will have been contracting
we will have been contracting
you will have been contracting
they will have been contracting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been contracting
you had been contracting
he/she/it had been contracting
we had been contracting
you had been contracting
they had been contracting

Conditional
I would contract
you would contract
he/she/it would contract
we would contract
you would contract
they would contract

Past Conditional
I would have contracted
you would have contracted
he/she/it would have contracted
we would have contracted
you would have contracted
they would have contracted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by lawclause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)arbitration clause - a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contractreserve clause - a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration; "the reserve clause was used to bind players to a particular ball club"adhesion contract, contract of adhesion - a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining poweraleatory contract - a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)bilateral contract - a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)charter - a contract to hire or lease transportationconditional contract - a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relationscost-plus contract - a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profitgambling contract - a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictionslease - a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified paymentmarriage contract, marriage settlement - a prenuptial agreement or contractoutput contract - a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept itinsurance policy, insurance, policy - written contract or certificate of insurance; "you should have read the small print on your policy"purchase agreement, purchase contract - a contract stating the terms of a purchasequasi contract - a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assentrequirements contract - a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one partycontract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract - a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attachedservice contract - a contract for maintenance servicesseverable contract - a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrumentsubcontract - a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contractpartnership - a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or lossesarticles of agreement, shipping articles - a contract between crew and captain of a shipconcession, grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract - contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditionsemployment agreement, employment contract - contract between employer and employeedistribution agreement - a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandiselicensing agreement - contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademarkacquisition agreement, merger agreement - contract governing the merger of two or more companiescontract of hazard, sale in gross - a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreageloophole - an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligationhandclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)contract, declaration - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must makefine print, small print - the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between partiesindenture - a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified termboilerplate - standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news storiesrenegociate, renegotiate - revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; "We renegociated our old mortgage now that the interest rates have come down"
	2.	contract - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must makedeclarationbridge - any of various card games based on whist for four playerscontract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by lawbidding, bid - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
	3.	contract - a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bidcontract bridgebridge - any of various card games based on whist for four playersno-trump - a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand
Verb	1.	contract - enter into a contractual arrangementundertakepromise, assure - make a promise or commitmentstipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal forcesign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"specify, stipulate, condition, qualify - specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement; "The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life"; "The contract stipulates the dates of the payments"lease, rent - let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we were abroad"charter, hire, lease, rent - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
	2.	contract - engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"sign on, sign up, signhire, employ, engage - engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"contract out - assign a job to someone outside one's own business
	3.	contract - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"constrict, compress, compact, press, squeezechoke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathingprim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"astringe - constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or airconvulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease deliverychoke, gag, fret - be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"scrag, choke - wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"
	4.	contract - be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"get, takesicken, come down - get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"catch - contract; "did you catch a cold?"
	5.	contract - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"shrinkdecrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"flex - contract; "flex a muscle"expand, spread out - extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands"
	6.	contract - make smaller; "The heat contracted the woollen garment"shrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"wrinkle, purse - gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
	7.	contract - compress or concentrate; "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"concentrate, condensealter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"condense - become more compact or concentrated; "Her feelings condensed"
	8.	contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"narrowchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"bottleneck - become narrow, like a bottleneck; "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"taper off - become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off"
	9.	contract - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten, shorten, reduce, cutbowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, castrate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"edit out, edit, cut - cut and assemble the components of; "edit film"; "cut recording tape"condense, concentrate, digest - make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff"elaborate, expatiate, expound, lucubrate, dilate, flesh out, exposit, enlarge, expand - add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

contract

noun1. agreement, deal (informal), commission, commitment, arrangement, understanding, settlement, treaty, bargain, convention, engagement, pact, compact, covenant, bond, stipulation, concordat The company won a prestigious contract for work on the building.verb1. agree, arrange, negotiate, engage, pledge, bargain, undertake, come to terms, shake hands, covenant, make a deal, commit yourself, enter into an agreement He has contracted to lease part of the collection to a museum in Japan.
agree refuse, decline, disagree, turn down2. constrict, confine, tighten, shorten, wither, compress, condense, shrivel New research shows that an excess of meat and salt can contract muscles.3. tighten, narrow, knit, purse, shorten, pucker As we move our bodies, our muscles contract and relax.
tighten develop, stretch, expand, swell, widen, enlarge, broaden, distend4. lessen, reduce, shrink, diminish, decrease, dwindle Output fell last year and is expected to contract further this year.
lessen increase, grow, develop, spread, expand, swell, widen, multiply, inflate5. catch, get, develop, acquire, incur, be infected with, go down with, be afflicted with He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion.
catch avoid, escape, avert, ward off catchQuotations
"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it is written on" [Sam Goldwyn]

contract

noun1. A legally binding arrangement between parties:agreement, bond, compact, convention, covenant, pact.2. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange:bargain, compact, covenant, deal, transaction.verb1. To enter into a formal agreement:bargain, covenant.2. To assume an obligation:engage, pledge, promise, undertake.3. To become affected with a disease:catch, develop, get, sicken, take.Idiom: come down with.4. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:compact, compress, constrict, constringe, shrink.

Translations

合同契约得病收缩订契约

contract

(kənˈtrӕkt) verb1. to make or become smaller, less, shorter, tighter etc. Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled; `I am' is often contracted to `I'm'; Muscles contract. 收縮 收缩2. ( American ˈkontrakt) to promise legally in writing. They contracted to supply us with cable. 簽約 订契约3. to become infected with (a disease). He contracted malaria. 染病 得病4. to promise (in marriage). 訂婚 订婚约 (ˈkontrӕkt) noun a legal written agreement. He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft. 契約，合同 契约，合同 conˈtraction (-ʃən) noun1. an act of contracting. contraction of metals; contraction of muscles. 收縮 收缩2. a word shortened in speech or spelling. `I'm' is a contraction of `I am'. 詞的縮約形式 缩约词conˈtractor noun a person or firm that promises to do work or supply goods at a fixed rate. a building contractor. 承包人(商) 承包人（商），承包单位

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