CONTRACTS
Definition of CONTRACTS
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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.
"Marriage is a contract."
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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.
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A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
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To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
"The snail's body contracted into its shell."
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(grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
"The word "cannot" is often contracted into "can't"."
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To enter into a contract with.
Source: Wiktionary