CONTRACT

/ˈkɒntɹækt/
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C(3) O(1) N(1) T(1) R(1) A(1) C(3) T(1)
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Definition

/ˈkɒntɹækt/
noun
  1. 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.
    “Marriage is a contract.”
  2. An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
  3. A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
  4. An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
    “The mafia boss put a contract out on the man who betrayed him.”
  5. The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
adjective
  1. Contracted; affianced; betrothed.
  2. Not abstract; concrete.

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