Meaning of contract | Babel Free

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1. a legal written agreement. He has a four-year contract (of employment) with us; The firm won a contract for three new aircraft. kontrak عَقْد، إلتِزام، تَعَهُّد، إتِّفاقِيَّه договор contrato kontrakt der Vertrag, der Auftrag kontrakt; aftale συμβόλαιοcontrato leping قرارداد sopimus contratחוזה करारनामा utanačenje, ugovor szerződés kontrak samningur contratto 契約 계약 kontraktas, sutartis kontrakts; līgums; vienošanās perjanjian kontrak contractkontrakt, avtalekontrakt, umowa قرار داد contracto ...
2. a person or firm that promises to do work or supply goods at a fixed rate. a building contractor. kontrakteur مُقاوِل، مُتَعَهِّد предприемач empreiteiro podnikatel, dodavatel der Unternehmer entreprenør; leverandør εργολάβοςcontratista töövõtja, hankija پیمانکار urakoitsija entrepreneur/-eure קבלן ठेकेदार ugovaratelj, poduzetnik, dobavljač vállalkozó kontraktor verktaki imprenditore, appaltatore 請負人 계약자 rangovas, tiekėjas līgumslēdzēja puse; darba uzņēmējs kontraktor aannemerentreprenørprzed...
3. vt. [a disease] contraer.
4. An agreement between two or more parties, especially one that is written and enforceable by law.
5. The branch of law dealing with formal agreements between parties.
6. Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal.
7. Games a. The last and highest bid of a suit in one hand in bridge.
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8. A paid assignment to murder someone: put out a contract on the mobster's life.
9. To enter into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement: contract a marriage.
10. To acquire or incur: contract obligations; contract a serious illness.

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