contract
- noun
- /ˈkɒntrækt/
- Specialized
- Mr. Irving, we have a contract with you, which means that our company owns the property.
- create a new contract
- implement a contract
- contract object
Ethereum and many of the other smart contract platforms are balance ledgers.
- Ethereum and many of the other smart contract platforms are balance ledgers.
- So if you can make smart contracts, this whole concept of code is law.
- So it does really seem like it's the kind of smart contract chain of record.
- In the meantime though, kind of rewinding back to smart contracts.
- So it's just a, it's a nice way to have a like, say smart contract, right?
- It exists as an on chain contract that represents.
- So the bottom line is that NF TS are a product of contract the, the terms under which you bought them.
Examples
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"So do you have our contract ready to sign?" I ask Jerrison.
Fiction book (2001) -
The whole promise of Ethereum was that smart contracts would never change.
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What is a smart contract for real estate asset purchase?
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So let's start with with our simple contract, the forward contract.
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So if you can make smart contracts, this whole concept of code is law.
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Therefore, the study predicted and found a stronger relationship between contract selection and skill with the expert system.
Academic text (2003) -
This occurs on chain and uses smart contracts instead of relying on a central issuer.
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You said you'd be willing to take this job on a contract basis, so here's what we're looking for.
Fiction book (2001) -
In blockchain technology, a contract automatically executes the terms of a transaction without intermediaries.
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The developers created a contract that enforces the rules of the game on the blockchain.
Compounds
- Formal
An agreement among people to give up some freedoms for safety and order
- Formal
Failure to do what a contract requires, for example not delivering goods or not paying
- Formal
A written agreement between an employer and an employee that says the job rules and pay
- Formal
An agreement between workers and their employer that says pay, benefits and work rules
- Specialized
A written agreement two people sign before they marry about money and property
- Formal
A formal offer from an employer to hire someone with specific pay and terms
- Specialized
Law that deals with agreements and the duties people or businesses have to each other
- Specialized
An agreement to trade things such as oil or shares at a fixed price on a future date
- Specialized
A contract that pays a contractor for all costs plus an agreed fee or percentage
- Formal
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 computing is a modern use of the idea 'agreement', like turning a written deal into automatic rules. So a smart contract is a piece of code that acts like an agreement and enforces the rules by itself.