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contracted, past participle; contracted, past tense; contracts, 3rd person singular present; contracting, present participle;
  1. Decrease in size, number, or range
    • - glass contracts as it cools
  2. (of a muscle) Become shorter or tighter in order to effect movement of part of the body
    • - the heart is a muscle that contracts about seventy times a minute
    • - then contract your lower abdominal muscles
  3. Shorten (a word or phrase) by combination or elision
    • - “quasistellar objects” was soon contracted to “quasar.”
  4. Enter into a formal and legally binding agreement
    • - the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services
  5. Secure specified rights or undertake specified obligations in a formal and legally binding agreement
    • - a buyer may contract for the right to withhold payment
    • - the paper had contracted to publish extracts from the diaries
  6. Impose an obligation on (someone) to do something by means of a formal agreement
    • - health authorities contract a hospital to treat a specific number of patients
  7. Arrange for work to be done by another organization
    • - local authorities will have to contract out waste management
  8. Formally enter into (a marriage)
    • - before Fanny met him, he had contracted a disastrous liaison and marriage
  9. Enter into (a friendship or other relationship)
    • - the patterns of social relationships contracted by men and women differ
  10. Catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)
    • - three people contracted a killer virus
  11. Become liable to pay (a debt)
    • - he contracted a debt of $3,300
  1. catching: becoming infected; "catching cold is sometimes unavoidable"; "the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic"
  2. (contract) enter into a contractual arrangement
  3. (contract) a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
  4. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
  5. (contract) sign: engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
  6. (contract) a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
  7. (Contract (2008 film)) Contract (2008) is a Hindi film by Ram Gopal Verma, where the story revolves around an ex-commando man, Aman, whose wife and daughter are killed in a terrorist attack. ...
  8. (Contract (animated short film)) Contract (Контракт) is a 1985 Soviet/Russian animation based on the short science fiction story Company Store (1958) by Robert Silverberg and directed by Vladimir Tarasov. The song I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby is used in the animation.
  9. (Contract (BDSM)) In BDSM, a contract is an agreement, usually written, between the dominant and submissive in a 24/7 or Total Power Exchange (TPE) relationship. It is the formal act of consent to the power exchange.
  10. (Contract (conflicts)) In the Conflict of Laws, the validity of a contract with one or more foreign law elements will be decided by reference to the so-called "proper law" of the contract.
  11. (Contractor (song)) Wrath is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Lamb of God. It was released on February 23, 2009. It achieved #2 on Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 68,000 in its first week. As of August 2010 it has sold over 200,000 copies in the United States.
  12. (Contractor’s) A general contractor is a group or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction, renovation or demolition of a building, road or other structure. ...
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  14. (contract) An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement; An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e. ...
  15. (contractor) A person who executes the building or improving of buildings; A person or company that performs specific tasks like electrical or plumbing work in construction projects; A person or company hired to maintain existing facilities like air conditioning systems, groundskeeping, etc
  16. (Contract) A legally enforceable promise or set of promises that must be performed and for which, if a breach of the promise occurs, the law provides a remedy.
  17. (Contract) An agreement by which the insurer agrees to provide certain benefits and/or services to the insured in exchange for consideration (premium payments).
  18. (Contract) the formal document which details all the terms of sale. The contract is prepared by the vendor's solicitor and a copy is sent to the purchaser.
  19. (Contract) Unit of trading for a financial or commodity future. Also, actual bilateral agreement between the parties (buyer and seller) of a futures or options on futures transaction as defined by an exchange.
  20. (Contract) A legally binding document in which the buyer agrees to purchase specific property and the seller agrees to sell under stated terms and conditions. Also called a contract for purchase and sale, purchase and sale agreement, binder, or earnest money contract.
  21. (CONTRACT) A collective bargaining agreement between a grower and his union-represented employees. The terms of a negotiated contract specify wages, working conditions, and benefits.
  22. (contract) A written, dated, and signed agreement between two or more involved parties that sets out any arrangements on delegation and distribution of tasks and obligations and, if appropriate, on financial matters. The protocol may serve as the basis of a contract. [ICH E6 Glossary]
  23. (Contract) A written agreement between a prisoner and Administration which allows a prisoner to be released from a Detention Unit with probation-like stipulations.
  24. (CONTRACT) a binding legal agreement between two or more parties that outlines the conditions for the exchange of value (for example: money exchanged for title to property)
  25. (Contract) All new cllents are issued with a Contract which includes a confidentiality clause.  This must be fully signed and exchanged between the client and PA-as-you-go.com before any assignment can begin.  Contracts can be cancelled by either Party with 7 days written notice.