Meaning & use
contract
A written or spoken agreement, especially one that is legally enforceable.
See it in a sentence
Both companies signed the contract after months of careful negotiation.
Her employment contract included a clause about paid vacation days.
A note on using this word
The noun contract is stressed on the first syllable, while the verb contract, meaning to shrink or catch an illness, is stressed on the second.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To become smaller, or to catch an illness.
Metal pipes tend to contract slightly whenever the weather turns very cold.
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