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contract

/ˈkɒn.trækt/

/ˈkɑːn.trækt/

contractnoun

contracts

/ˈkɒn.trækt/

/ˈkɑːn.trækt/

Translations

контракт

The company signed a contract with a new supplier.

Компания подписала контракт с новым поставщиком.

договор

The lawyer reviewed the terms of the contract before the meeting.

Адвокат изучил условия договора перед встречей.

Additional translations

сделка

соглашение

обязательство

Definitions

A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.

The company offered her a contract for the new position.

A formal agreement to kill someone for money.

The detective discovered that there was a contract out on the witness.

In bridge, the final bid, which sets the number of tricks that the bidder must make.

They won the game by successfully fulfilling their contract of seven hearts.

Synonyms

contractverb

contracted

Past Simple

contracted

Past Participle

contracting

Gerund

/kənˈtrækt/

Translations

заключать

The company decided to contract a new supplier.

Компания решила заключить контракт с новым поставщиком.

сокращаться

The metal contracts when it cools.

Металл сокращается, когда остывает.

Definitions

To make or become smaller, narrower, or shorter.

The metal contracts as it cools.

To enter into a formal and legally binding agreement.

The company contracted with a local supplier for raw materials.

To catch or develop a disease or infection.

She contracted the flu after being exposed to the virus.

Synonyms

Antonyms

contractadjective

/ˈkɒntrækt/

/ˈkɑːntrækt/

Used attributively to describe work, staff, or services governed by a contract (e.g., "contract worker").

Definitions

Relating to, based on, or created by a contract; employed or provided under a contractual arrangement.

He was hired as a contract engineer for the project.