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con•tract / n., adj., and usually for v. 16–18. 22. 23. in Unabridged dictionary ˈkɑntrækt; otherwise v. kənˈtrækt/USA pronunciation n.

an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified, or the written form of such an agreement: [countable]The ballplayer signed another multimillion-dollar contract.[uncountable;
often: under + ~]I'm under contract to finish the work by June of next year.
[Slang.]an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person:[countable]They had a contract out on the rival mobster.

adj. [before a noun]

to draw together or (cause to) be smaller;
draw the parts (of) together: [no object]Her pupils contracted in the bright light.[~ + object]The nerves fire and contract the muscle.
Grammar to shorten (a word, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements:[~ + object]The word will is contracted to 'll in the word she'll.
[~ + object] to get (an illness), as by exposure to something contagious: Several children contracted Lyme disease.
to get (a debt) as an obligation;
incur:[~ + object]to contract a debt.
to enter into an agreement with (someone), as to do work by formal contract: [~ + object]We contracted outside workers who would do the job.[~ + with + object]We contracted with nonunion workers to do the job.[~ + to + verb]We contracted to do the job.[~ + object + to + verb]We contracted a freelancer to do the work.

con•tract•ee, n. [countable]
con•tract•i•ble, adj.
con•trac•tile /kənˈtræktəl/USA pronunciation adj. See -trac-.

con•tract (n., adj., and usually for v. 16–18, 22, 23 kon′trakt; otherwise v. kən trakt′),USA pronunciation n.

an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.
an agreement enforceable by law.
the written form of such an agreement.
the division of law dealing with contracts.
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. Cf. auction bridge.
(in auction or contract bridge)
- a commitment by the declarer and his or her partner to take six tricks plus the number specified by the final bid made.
- the final bid itself.
- the number of tricks so specified, plus six.
the formal agreement of marriage;
betrothal.
[Slang.]an arrangement for a hired assassin to kill a specific person.
put out a contract on, [Slang.]to hire or attempt to hire an assassin to kill (someone):The mob put out a contract on the informer.

adj.

v.t.

to draw together or into smaller compass;
draw the parts of together:to contract a muscle.
to wrinkle:to contract the brows.
to shorten (a word, phrase, etc.) by combining or omitting some of its elements:Contracting "do not'' yields "don't.''
to get or acquire, as by exposure to something contagious:to contract a disease.
to incur, as a liability or obligation:to contract a debt.
to settle or establish by agreement:to contract an alliance.
to assign (a job, work, project, etc.) by contract:The publisher contracted the artwork.
to enter into an agreement with:to contract a free-lancer to do the work.
to enter into (friendship, acquaintance, etc.).
to betroth.

v.i.

to become drawn together or reduced in compass;
become smaller;
shrink:The pupils of his eyes contracted in the light.
to enter into an agreement:to contract for snow removal.
Communications contract out, to hire an outside contractor to produce or do.

Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere
Latin contractus undertaking a transaction, agreement, equivalent. to contrac-, variant stem of contrahere to draw in, bring together, enter into an agreement (con- con- + trahere to drag, pull; compare traction) + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action; (verb, verbal)
Anglo-French)
(noun, nominal) Middle English (1275–1325

con′tract•ee′, n.
con•tract′i•ble, adj.
con•tract′i•bil′i•ty, con•tract′i•ble•ness, n.
con•tract′i•bly, adv.

agreement.

11.

Contract,

compress,

concentrate,

condense

Contract

to contract a muscle.

Compress

to compress gases into liquid form.

Concentrate

to concentrate troops near an objective; to concentrate one's strength.

Condense

to condense milk.

11.

contract vb /kənˈtrækt/

to make or become smaller, narrower, shorter, etc: metals contract as the temperature is reduced
/ˈkɒntrækt/
when intr, sometimes followed 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
to draw or be drawn together; coalesce or cause to coalesce
(transitive) to acquire, incur, or become affected by (a disease, liability, debt, etc)
(transitive) to shorten (a word or phrase) by the omission of letters or syllables, usually indicated in writing by an apostrophe
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
(transitive) to wrinkle or draw together (the brow or a muscle)
(transitive) to arrange (a marriage) for; betroth

n /ˈkɒntrækt/

a formal agreement between two or more parties
a document that states the terms of such an agreement
the branch of law treating of contracts
marriage considered as a formal agreement
- (in the bidding sequence before play) the highest bid, which determines trumps and the number of tricks one side must try to make
- the number and suit of these tricks
slang
- a criminal agreement to kill a particular person in return for an agreed sum of money
- (as modifier): a contract killing

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin contractus agreement, something drawn up, from contrahere to draw together, from trahere to draw

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