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Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.
  • legal 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.
  • legal A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
  • transitive To enter into a contract with.
  • transitive To gain or acquire (an illness).

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