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adj
Of, relating to, or enforced by a contract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A contractualized employee; One who is hired as a temporary worker, especially one who is hired for a single project.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A charge for a service that is applied through a contract with another provider.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: accounting, business, finance
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noun
A contract specifying details of the relationship with another country or body
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government
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adjective
relating to or part of a binding legal agreement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Morphologically contract + -ual, from Latin contractus + -al.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
