Contract meaning in English

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Definition

to contract (a disease): to catch, to become ill with (a disease) verb
Did you contract any diseases while you were on holiday in the jungle?
a contract: a legal document, an agreement noun

Examples

  • "don't want to sign a contract and/or say they would like to be paid in cash."
  • "Just sign this contract with me and you'll be going places!"
  • "Please get in touch with me as soon as possible, or better yet fax the contract (signed in duplicate) to my office."
  • "As far as incentives are concerned, we offer Ivana a six-month provisional contract with an almost-guaranteed renewal following the launch of our advertising campaign."
  • "You're going to have to terminate the contract with the company altogether."
  • "But there's one major problem. Australians are now very worried about contracting skin cancer."
  • "The only way to avoid lasting damage to our reputation is to terminate Ivana's contract immediately, and make a public statement deploring her behavior!"
  • "I've also renewed our contract with Ivana Bümbüm and she will continue to promote Delavigne perfumes for the next four years."
  • "Warbuckle has significant retail contracts with many large businesses, notably with the San Francisco-based cosmetic manufacturer the Delavigne Corporation."
  • "It's standard procedure for a contract like this, Steve."
  • "Negotiating contracts with record labels."
  • "Sam : If you'd like, we could restructure the contract with a fixed interest rate."
  • "Luna will introduce you to the staff, Polly will take care of your contract and any other formalities, and I think Bob has an extra Delavigne T-shirt."
  • "However, we don't want to run the risk of contracting this or other viruses in the future, so here are some words of friendly advice"
  • "Also, I spoke to Mr. Cheeter at length about a number of sexually transmitted diseases which he has contracted."
  • "Specifically, I'll need 5 copies of this contract copied and collated."
  • "Polly : You know what, how about we just cancel our contract?"
  • "Kevin : Well, we have to agree to a contract first."
  • "Also, please put together a contract for Brian, and collect any information we need to fill out our paperwork: social security number, medical history, insurance information and any other personal details."
  • "Unless this contract is signed (in duplicate) by tomorrow, we will be forced to withdraw our 2.5 million dollar offer for the branding rights."

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