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contract (s), contract (pl) (nouns)
This entry is located in the following unit: tra-, tract-, trac-, -tractive, -traction, -tracting, treat-, trai- (page 2)
contract (verb), contracts; contracted; contracting
This entry is located in the following unit: tra-, tract-, trac-, -tractive, -traction, -tracting, treat-, trai- (page 2)
contract, contract
contract (KAHN trakt") (noun)
An agreement between two or more parties; especially, one that is written and enforceable by law: The contract requires Rene to finish this project by the end of the year.

The company was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to build a new courthouse.

They will make a legal contract for the marriage to take place in June.

contract (kuhn TRAKT) (verb)
1. To make something smaller or shorter: He was able to contract his lips into a thin line, a grimace, etc.
2. To become ill with a disease: Doreen apparently did indeed contract malaria while she was traveling in Africa.
3. To make an agreement to work or to pay someone to work: The carpenter will contract with the couple to do the work on their house.
4. To agree formally to a marriage, an alliance, etc.: The company wanted to contract an alliance with a former competitor.

The two families agreed to sign a contract which would create a formal contract between them.

However, this contract was canceled when one of the family members appeared to contract a disease while traveling abroad.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. (page 10)
stypt- +
(Greek: astringent [from the verb styphein, "to contract, to be astringent")
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quasi contract (s) (noun), quasi contracts (pl)
An obligation of one person to another one which is imposed by law independently of an agreement between the parties.
This entry is located in the following units: quasi- (page 1) tra-, tract-, trac-, -tractive, -traction, -tracting, treat-, trai- (page 6)