contract

1. A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law (synset 106532935)
   associated with:

   • article, clause - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
   • loophole - an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
   • handclasp, handshake, handshaking, shake - grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
   • contract, declaration - (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
   • renegociate, renegotiate - revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor
   • broken, unkept - (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
   • kept, unbroken - (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
   • terminated - (of e.g. a contract or term of office) having come to an end
   • subscribed - (of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end
   is a type of: written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
   subtypes:

   • adhesion contract, contract of adhesion - a contract that heavily restricts one party while leaving the other free (as some standard form printed contracts); implies inequality in bargaining power
   • aleatory contract - a contract whose performance by one party depends on the occurrence of an uncertain contingent event (but if it is contingent on the outcome of a wager it is not enforceable)
   • bilateral contract - a contract involving mutual promises (each party is both promisor and promisee)
   • charter - a contract to hire or lease transportation
   • conditional contract - a contract whose performance depends on a fact or event that affects legal relations
   • cost-plus contract - a contract in which the contractor is paid his total cost plus a stated percentage of profit
   • gambling contract - a contract whose performance by one party is contingent on the outcome of a bet; unenforceable by statute in most jurisdictions
   • lease - a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
   • marriage contract, marriage settlement - a prenuptial agreement or contract
   • output contract - a contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it
   • insurance, insurance policy, policy - written contract or certificate of insurance
   • purchase agreement, purchase contract - a contract stating the terms of a purchase
   • quasi contract - a contract created by law for reasons of justice without any expression of assent
   • requirements contract - a contract in which you agree to purchase all your requirements of a particular sort from one party
   • contract under seal, sealed instrument, special contract - a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
   • service contract - a contract for maintenance services
   • severable contract - a contract which, in the event of a breach by one of the parties, can be considered as several independent agreements expressed in a single instrument
   • subcontract - a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
   • partnership - a contract between two or more persons who agree to pool talent and money and share profits or losses
   • articles of agreement, shipping articles - a contract between crew and captain of a ship
   • concession, grant - a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
   • collective agreement, labor agreement, labor contract - contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
   • employment agreement, employment contract - contract between employer and employee
   • distribution agreement - a contract governing the marketing of an item of merchandise
   • licensing agreement - contract giving someone the legal right to use a patent or trademark
   • acquisition agreement, merger agreement - contract governing the merger of two or more companies
   • contract of hazard, sale in gross - a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
   • indenture - a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term
   has:

   • arbitration clause - a clause in a contract providing for arbitration of disputes arising under the contract
   • reserve clause - a clause that used to be part of the contract with a professional athlete extending the contract for a year beyond its expiration
   • fine print, small print - the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type
   • boilerplate - standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories
2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make (synset 106750143)
   referred to in: contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
   is a type of: bid, bidding - (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make
   is a part of: bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players
   same as: declaration
3. A variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid (synset 100492377)
   is a type of: bridge - any of various card games based on whist for four players
   subtypes: no-trump - a version of contract bridge in which no suit is designated as trump for the duration of the hand
   same as: contract bridge

1. Enter into a contractual arrangement (synset 200890307)
   is a type of: assure, promise - make a promise or commitment
   subtypes:

   • stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force
   • sign - be engaged by a written agreement
   • condition, qualify, specify, stipulate - specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
   • lease, rent - let for money
   • charter, hire, lease, rent - hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
   same as: undertake
2. Engage by written agreement (synset 202415071)
   "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
   is a type of: employ, engage, hire - engage or hire for work
   subtypes: contract out - assign a job to someone outside one's own business
   same as: sign, sign on, sign up
3. Squeeze or press together (synset 201390440)
   "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
   is a type of: tighten - become tight or tighter
   subtypes:

   • choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   • prim - contract one's lips
   • astringe - constrict or bind or draw together
   • strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
   • convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
   • convulse - cause to contract
   • bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
   • choke, fret, gag - be too tight; rub or press
   • choke, scrag - wring the neck of
   same as: compact, compress, constrict, press, squeeze
4. Be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (synset 200087488)
   "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"
   is a type of: come down, sicken - get sick
   subtypes: catch - contract
   same as: get, take
   verb group: catch - contract
5. Become smaller or draw together (synset 200241457)
   "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
   is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range
   subtypes: flex - contract
   same as: shrink
6. Make smaller (synset 201282077)
   "The heat contracted the woollen garment"
   is a type of: reduce, shrink - reduce in size; reduce physically
   subtypes: purse, wrinkle - gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
7. Compress or concentrate (synset 200365841)
   "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: concentrate, condense
   verb group: condense - become more compact or concentrated
8. Make or become more narrow or restricted (synset 200305890)
   "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"
   is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
   subtypes:

   • bottleneck - become narrow, like a bottleneck
   • taper off - become smaller or less active
   same as: narrow
9. Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements (synset 200244786)
   "The manuscript must be shortened"
   is a type of: decrease, lessen, minify - make smaller
   subtypes:

   • bowdlerise, bowdlerize, castrate, expurgate, shorten - edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
   • concentrate, condense, digest - make more concise
   same as: abbreviate, abridge, cut, foreshorten, reduce, shorten
   verb group: cut, edit, edit out - cut and assemble the components of

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