contract
14
7.6
- noun
- /ˈkɒntrækt/
- Jargon
:
contrato (bridge)
- Most physical education departments have a student contract that they hand out to students at the beginning of the year.
So while we were bidding the contract, they had, you know, every time.
- So while we were bidding the contract, they had, you know, every time.
- And I went down there and said, we're having, we've had information from good sources that you've had a contract play on you.
Examples
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In other news, county officials are applauding New Era Industries winning contract bid to build 10 new industrial sites throughout the state.
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Read the fine print in your book producer's contract before signing.
Academic text (2010) -
Main Features of the Norwegian Electricity Futures Contract and the UK EFA Contract.
Academic text (1992) -
"Nonstandard" employment, part-time, short-term, and contract work has been on the rise.
Academic text (1996) -
Last night, we played a challenging game of contract bridge that lasted for hours.
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He has become quite proficient in contract bridge, often winning against experienced players.
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During the event, several teams competed to prove their skills in contract bridge.
Synonyms
1
7.5
A bridge statement saying how many tricks a player will try to win
Compounds
- Formal
14
6.7
An agreement among people to give up some freedoms for safety and order
- Formal
12
3.6
Failure to do what a contract requires, for example not delivering goods or not paying
- Formal
5
2.7
A written agreement between an employer and an employee that says the job rules and pay
- Formal
5
2.8
An agreement between workers and their employer that says pay, benefits and work rules
- Specialized
5
3.6
A written agreement two people sign before they marry about money and property
- Formal
3
3.2
A formal offer from an employer to hire someone with specific pay and terms
- Specialized
3
4.1
Law that deals with agreements and the duties people or businesses have to each other
- Specialized
3
6.2
An agreement to trade things such as oil or shares at a fixed price on a future date
- Specialized
1
6.7
A contract that pays a contractor for all costs plus an agreed fee or percentage
- Formal
1
3.3
A legal agreement between a buyer and a seller that explains the terms of a sale
- Specialized
An agreement between two people or groups where each promises something to the other
- Formal
An agreement that only starts to have effect if a certain event happens
- Specialized
A standard contract that gives one party little power to change the terms and favors the stronger party
- Formal
A formal written agreement signed with a special stamp that has stronger force in law
- Formal
An agreement where one or both sides must act only if an uncertain event happens
- Formal
An agreement that depends on the result of a bet and cannot be enforced by a court
- Formal
A court order that makes someone pay when they unfairly benefit without an agreement
- Specialized
An agreement that a buyer must buy all of a product from one supplier
- Specialized
An agreement in which a seller must sell all its products to one buyer who has to buy them
- Formal
An agreement with separate parts so one broken part does not cancel the rest
A formal agreement signed and sealed by the people involved, often with a wax seal
- Formal
A contract where one person promises and the other accepts by doing something
Surface Forms
Etymology
The noun contract in card games comes from the same idea of an agreement: it is the players' promise about how many tricks they will win. So a bridge contract is a formal pledge to win a set number of tricks.