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A written or spoken agreement, usually legal or official
“There will be repercussions if you break the terms stipulated in the contract.”
An instruction, command, or role given to a person or group
An employment position
Possession of land or property as a tenant
The probability or fact that one will keep their job, especially in the long term
Condition of agreement
A link or connection, especially one between commercial companies
An act of reserving accommodation, a ticket, etc. in advance
A form of secured loan, typically to purchase property
A verbal or written request for something to be made, supplied, or served
A binding contract outlining services and terms
A marriage, or the union of two people in a relationship
Money or payment that is owed or due
A action or task to be performed
A sum of money or other inducement offered or given to bribe someone
A commercial operation or company
To enter into a formal and legally binding agreement
“An importer will contract with us to purchase these goods.”
To hire or be hired
“We have decided to contract several engineers to ensure that the project is completed in a timely manner.”
To catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)
“There are numerous ways to contract the disease that you should be aware of.”
To decrease in size, number, or range
“Advice from analysts that the market will contract by several million gives cause for concern.”
To decrease or diminish gradually
“The sizes of individual components appear to contract with time.”
To shorten (a word or phrase) by combination or elision
“In the eighteenth century, linguists would contract Hocus Pocus into what we refer today as a hoax.”
To become liable to pay
“The minister of Finance has the mandate to contract debts for the nation whenever the need arises.”
(of a muscle) To become shorter and tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body
“Electrical stimulation is used to cause the heart muscles to contract or pump.”
To draw together so as to wrinkle
“She would contract her brow after each bout, and then regurgitate what had become her favorite word.”
To acquire or secure as a result of a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavor
To promise to give in marriage
To specify or require as a condition
To arrange or organize for an outcome, especially through negotiation
To contract out a job, role or task to a third-party service provider
To experience a challenging or traumatic event, especially an injury or illness
To book in advance or make a reservation
To compromise, negotiate, or contract by entering into a mutually agreed upon legal agreement
To accept or commence a given responsibility or engagement
To happen, transpire, or take place
To lease or rent out a property or object
To confer certain powers on
To give, or cause to give, a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement
To accept or consent to (an agreement)
To obligate to do something
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