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Meaning ofcontractin English

contract

Pluralcontracts
Past Tensecontracted
Participle Verbcontracting
Third Person Singularcontracts

Definitions

Noun
1. an agreement for a specific job; temporary or fixed duration
2. a legally binding agreement; enforceable by law
3. a document containing a binding agreement
  The company signed a contract with the supplier.
Verb
1. to enter into an agreement; with mutual obligations
  The company will contract with a new vendor for the project.
2. to make a bargain; covenant or agree
  The muscles contract to move the bones and create movement.
3. to draw together; shorten or narrow
  The disease can contract through contaminated water or air.
4. to shorten by omitting letters; reducing vowels or syllables
  The word "doctor" can contract to "doc" in informal writing.
5. to acquire or gain something (illness, etc.)
  The builder needs to contract the width of the door to fit the frame.

Compounds / Phrases

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