Agreement between two or more
parties to do, or not do, a certain thing. The
requirements for an enforceable contract are
capacity, mutual consent, lawful objective, and
consideration.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
contract (noun)1.
a) a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties , especially one legally enforceable
b) a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price - make parts on contract
c) the act of marriage or an agreement to marry
2.
a document describing the terms of a contract
3.
the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge
4.
an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone - his enemies put out a contract on him
transitive verb
1.
a) to bring on oneself especially inadvertently - incur contracting debts
b) to become affected with - contract pneumonia
2.
a) to establish or undertake by contract - contract a job
b) - betroth , also to establish (a marriage) formally
c) (1) to hire by contract - contract a lawyer
(2) to purchase (as goods or services) on a contract basis - often used with out
3.
a) - limit restrict contract the scope of their activities
b) - knit wrinkle frown contracted his brow
c) to draw together - concentrate
4.
to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together - contract a muscle
5.
intransitive verb
to shorten (as a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters
1.
to make a contract
2.
to draw together so as to become diminished in size - metal contracts on cooling , also to become less in compass, duration, or length - muscle contracts in tetanus
hired to execute a contract - a contract worker a contract killer
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
contract (noun)1.
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
SYNONYMS:
bond, contract, covenant, deal, guaranty, surety, warrantyRELATED WORDS:
oath, pledge, troth, vow, word; accord, bargain, compact, concordat, convention, pact, treaty; assurance, insurance, seal; bail, deposit, pawn, security2.
an arrangement about action to be taken
SYNONYMS:
accord, bargain, compact, contract, convention, covenant, deal, disposition, pact, settlement, understandingRELATED WORDS:
charter, treaty; binder, pledge, promise; alliance, association, entente, entente cordiale, league, partnership; acceptance, approval, assent, concurrence, consent, OK ( okay)1.
to become affected with (a disease or disorder)
SYNONYMS:
catch, come down (with), get, go down (with), sicken (with), takeRELATED WORDS:
break out (with); die (from), succumb (to); fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsenNEAR ANTONYMS:
come back, gain, heal, mend, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back; rally, rebound, recover (from), shake (off)2.
to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter
SYNONYMS:
compress, condense, constrict, shrinkRELATED WORDS:
collapse, deflate, flatten; dry up, shrivel, wilt, wither; abate, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen; recede, retreat, withdrawNEAR ANTONYMS:
accumulate, grow, increase; balloon, inflate, puff (up)3.
to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together
SYNONYMS:
capsule, capsulize, collapse, compact, condense, constrict, constringe, contract, narrow (down), squeeze, telescopeRELATED WORDS:
cram, crowd, jam, jam-pack, pack; abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten; boil down, downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; simplify, streamline; decrease, diminish, lessenNEAR ANTONYMS:
dilate, disperse, dissipate, scatter; distend, inflate, swell4.
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
SYNONYMS:
bargain, contract, covenantRELATED WORDS:
come around, come round; subscribe, underwrite; arrange, settleNEAR ANTONYMS:
differ, dissent; cancel, renege, revoke; argue, contest, dispute, object
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