Standard Lemma guide

contractually

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N T R AE1 K CH UW0 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

By means of a contract.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

by virtue of a contract

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they were contractually responsible

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English contractual Middle English -ly English -ly English contractually From contractual + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: sopimusteitse — by means of a contract
  • Finnish: sopimuksellisesti — by means of a contract
  • French: contractuellement — by means of a contract
  • Hungarian: szerződésesen — by means of a contract
  • Polish: umownie — by means of a contract