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noun
A formal contract of employment, particularly where the employee has high status, like a company director.
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noun
A contract between two businesses where one agrees to provide a specified service to the other, such as cleaning or running a staff canteen, or between a landlord and a tenant where the landlord is going to provide services, e.g. heating and lift maintenance, to the tenant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From service + agreement.
Across languages
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