Contracted

//kənˈtɹæktɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of contract form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Arranged by contract; established by agreement. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Made smaller by contraction.
  3. 3
    Incurred; acquired.
Adjective
  1. 1
    reduced in size or pulled together wordnet

Example

More examples

"We were contracted to build a railway."

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