Uk English Meaning of contracts
contracts
Other Uk English words related to contracts
Nearest Words of contracts
- contracts (for) => contracts (for)
- contradictable => disputable
- contradicted => Contradictory
- contradicting => contradictory
- contradictions => contradictions
- contradicts => contradicts
- contradistinguished => distinctive
- contradistinguishing => distinguishing
- contraries => opposites
- contrary to => contrary to
Definitions and Meaning of contracts in English
contracts
a contract in which both parties have promised to perform compare unilateral contract in this entry, an investment contract under which an institutional investor deposits a lump sum of money (as a pension fund) with an insurance company that guarantees the return of principal and a specific amount of interest at the end of the contract term, a privately negotiated investment contract in which a buyer commits to purchase something (as a quantity of a commodity, security, or currency) at a predetermined price on a set future date, a contract that does not require consideration in order to be binding but that must be sealed, delivered, and show a clear intention of the parties to create a contract under seal, quasi contract in this entry, such a contract considered as an investment, a contract in which the buyer agrees to buy and the seller agrees to sell all of a kind of goods that the seller produces, to cause to undergo contraction, a contract in which at least one party makes an illusory promise, an illegal employment contract in which a worker disavows membership in and agrees not to join a labor union in order to get a job, the act of marriage or an agreement to marry, a document embodying such an agreement see also accept, bargain entry 2, breach, cause sense 4, consent, consideration, duty, meeting of the minds, obligation, offer, performance, promise, rescind, social contract, subcontract, Uniform Commercial Code, a contract given a special designation (as sale, insurance, or lease) compare innominate contract in this entry, to become affected with, to make or become smaller, a contract in which each party obligates himself or herself in exchange for the promise of the other compare gratuitous contract in this entry, to cause to shorten and thicken, to undertake or establish by a contract, a contract (as a security agreement) made to secure the performance of another obligation compare principal contract in this entry, an insurance policy, betroth, to agree by contract, a legally binding agreement between two or more parties, one of two contracts made by the same parties with regard to the same transaction, land installment contract in this entry, a contract between parties to a prior contract that takes the place of and discharges the obligations under the prior contract compare accord sense 3, novation, a contract containing provisions and stipulations not ordinarily found in contracts of its kind, a contract in which performance is tendered in installments (as by separate periodic delivery of goods), to shorten (a word) by omitting one or more sounds or letters, a contract in which the obligations of the parties to perform are equal to each other in value, a contract for the purchase of real property in which the seller retains the deed to the property or otherwise continues to have an interest in it until the buyer makes payments in installments equal to the full purchase price or as much of the purchase price as agreed upon, an obligation that is not created by a contract but that is imposed by law to prevent the unjust enrichment of one party from the acts of another party, a contract from which a secured obligation arises compare accessory contract in this entry, to become less in compass, duration, or length, any contract that is not a formal contract, the study of the law regarding contracts, limit, restrict, to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or forcing together, an agreement or transaction in which a party invests money in a common enterprise the profits from which are derived from the efforts of others, the final bid to win a specified number of tricks in bridge, to bring on oneself especially inadvertently, a contract in which the seller bears the risk of loss from damage to the goods only until they are brought to the place of shipment compare destination contract in this entry, one legally enforceable, a contract in which either party's performance is dependent on an uncertain event, a contract that sets forth promises that are not yet performed, an agreement between two or more parties that creates in each party a duty to do or not do something and a right to performance of the other's duty or a remedy for the breach of the other's duty, a contract for goods stipulating that the seller assumes the risk of loss from damage to the goods until they arrive at the destination specified in the contract compare shipment contract in this entry, a lawful and voluntary act that benefits another for which the law imposes an obligation on the beneficiary or a third party to compensate the actor compare offense sense 2, an order or arrangement for a hired assassin to kill someone, a document stating the terms of a contract, a contract that is a contract under seal, a recognizance, a letter of credit, or a negotiable instrument, to shorten (a word) by leaving out one or more sounds or letters, a contract that is given no special designation as to its purpose compare nominate contract in this entry, a document describing the terms of a contract, a contract in which one party promises to do something without receiving anything in return compare onerous contract in this entry, one of two contracts made with regard to the sale of real estate of which one states an inaccurately high price for the purpose of defrauding a lender into providing a larger loan, to draw together so as to become diminished in size, a binding agreement between two or more persons or parties, to purchase (as goods or services) on a contract basis, to establish (a marriage) formally, informal contract in this entry, contract of adhesion in this entry, to establish or undertake by contract, a business arrangement for the supply of goods or services at a fixed price, a contract that is not negotiated by the parties and that is usually embodied in a standardized form prepared by the dominant party, a contract between an employer and a labor union reached through and containing the results of collective bargaining, to draw or squeeze together so as to make or become smaller or shorter and broader, knit, wrinkle, a contract made binding by the observance of required formalities regardless of the giving of consideration, a contract that a court infers to exist from the words and conduct of the parties, to hire by contract, to undergo contraction, to purchase (goods, services, etc.) on a contract basis, bilateral contract in this entry, a contract directly relating to the navigation, business, or commerce of the high seas or other navigable waters and falling within the jurisdiction of the admiralty court, to reduce to smaller size by or as if by squeezing or drawing together, a contract purchased or sold on an exchange in which a party agrees to buy or sell a quantity of a commodity on a specified future date at a set price, to bring on oneself, to shorten and thicken, implied contract in this entry, a contract in which only one party is obligated to perform compare bilateral contract in this entry, a contract created by the explicit language of the parties compare implied contract in this entry, a contract in which a time period is specified within which an offer must be accepted, to draw together, a contract in which the seller agrees to sell and the buyer agrees to buy all of a kind of goods that the buyer requires, formal contract in this entry, to make a contract, hired to execute a contract (see contract entry 1 sense 1a)
FAQs About the word contracts
contracts
a contract in which both parties have promised to perform compare unilateral contract in this entry, an investment contract under which an institutional inves
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contractions => Contractions, contracting (for) => contracting (for), contracted (for) => (contracted (for)), contract (for) => (contract (for)), contours => Contours,
