Synonym: agreement, alliance, bargain, compress, deal, enter into, form, pact, reduce, shrink, start, treaty, understanding. Antonym: annul, repudiate. Similar words: contractor, on the contrary, contrast, contrast to, by contrast, to the contrary, attract, distract. Meaning: ['kɒntrækt] 
n. 1. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law 2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make 3. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid. v. 1. enter into a contractual arrangement 2. engage by written agreement 3. squeeze or press together 4. become smaller or draw together 5. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness 6. make smaller 7. compress or concentrate 8. make or become more narrow or restricted 9. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
n. 1. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law 2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make 3. a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid. v. 1. enter into a contractual arrangement 2. engage by written agreement 3. squeeze or press together 4. become smaller or draw together 5. be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness 6. make smaller 7. compress or concentrate 8. make or become more narrow or restricted 9. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. 
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61. The contract specifies red tiles, not slates, for the roof.
62. It is vital that the contract be freely entered into.
63. These clauses form part of the contract between buyer and seller.
64. The other bidders for the contract complained that it had not been a fair contest.
65. We're in limbo at the moment because we've finished our work in this country and now we're waiting for our next contract.
66. Several companies are competing for the contract/to gain the contract.
67. Always read the small print in a contract before signing.
68. The terms of the contract were effectively imposed rather than agreed.
69. Rodman met with Kreeger to try and settle the dispute over his contract.
70. Failing to complete the work constitutes a breach of the employment contract.
71. The contract that was signed on Thursday morning was backdated to March 11.
72. They have to win the contract - thousands of jobs are at stake.
73. Her contract is coming up for renewal in the autumn.
74. The contract contained a restrictive covenant against building on the land.
75. He tried to hold out for higher paying by rejecting signature to the contract.
76. His contract precludes him from discussing his work with anyone outside the company.
77. A bonus will be paid on satisfactory completion of the contract.
78. Some people have the erroneous notion that one can contract AIDS by giving blood.
79. It is part of the contract that there is a penalty for late delivery.
80. They are on the verge of signing a new contract for a further two years' work.
81. I was on a three-year contract that expired last week.
82. We demand that they honour this contract.
83. The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.
84. Some phrases in the contract are open to interpretation.
85. The contract is witnessed by others and duly recorded.
86. The vendor signs a contract with the purchaser.
87. He was sued for breach of contract.
88. We've blown our chances of getting that contract.
89. Read the contract over carefully before you sign it.
90. He was coerced into signing the contract.
More similar words: contractor, on the contrary, contrast, contrast to, by contrast, to the contrary, attract, distract, abstract, control, attraction, attractive, contribute, contributor, contribution, contretemps, controversy, out of control, contribute to, concentrate, control group, under control, controversial, beyond control, concentration, concentrating, trace, track, practice, interact.