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to recontract

to recontract

6.8
To make a new agreement after a previous one ends
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈkɒntrækt/
  • Formal
translation icon : renovar
  • The company decided to recontract with the supplier after their previous agreement ended.

Examples

  • After the initial project was finished, we will recontract to extend our partnership for another year.

  • We also think that the content of contracts can be designed to protect individual rights while providing agencies and their partners with sufficient flexibility so that they are not compelled to recontract every time circumstances (or technologies) change.

    Academic text (2017)
  • They plan to recontract their services to ensure they meet the new industry standards.

Synonyms

to renew
vsto recontract
94 3.7

Start again after a pause, often a relationship or activity

means creating a new formal agreement after a prior one ended
to renegotiate
vsto recontract
45 5.6

To talk with someone to change the terms of an agreement

is used to make a new agreement after an earlier one has ended
to reengage
vsto recontract
1 5.0

Bring someone back to work for you after they left

is about making a new formal agreement after the previous one ends
to retrade
vsto recontract
  • Jargon
8.7

To try to change the agreed price or terms after a deal

is about making a new agreement after a prior one ends, not changing terms

Antonyms

to terminate
  • Formal
90 5.5

To make someone stop working for a company

Surface Forms

recontract infinitive
recontracted past participle
recontracting present participle
recontracts third person singular

Morphology

recontract = contract (transparent) = re + contract

This is regular prefixation with re- meaning 'again' on the verb 'contract' meaning 'enter into an agreement'.

Etymology

The word recontract has re- which means 'again' and contract which means 'an agreement'. So, to recontract is to make a new agreement after the old one has ended.