Contract

//ˈkɒntɹækt//

Synonyms for "contract" (315 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (95)

Related words (157)

flex fold fold up foreshorten form formal agreement gain game gather get go bail for go in go into shock guaranty harvest have an understanding incur indispose induce instrument

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invite ironclad agreement key knit latch legal agreement legal contract lessen limit lock lock out lock up make make a deal match minify mow mutual agreement negotiate net nip obligate obligation obtain occlude od operation overdose pact paction padlock pick plan pledge plight plumb poll pollard preengagement procure program project promise proposition protocol prune publish the banns pucker pucker up pull down purse reap recap recapitulate recognizance reduce restrict retrench run run a temperature sack scale down score seal seal off seal up secure service agreement shake hands on shave shear shrivel shut shut the door shut up sicken sign sink slam snap snape snub solidify squeeze squeeze shut stipulate stipulation straiten strangle strangulate stunt succumb to sum up summarize synopsize take take ill take in take the vows taper task telescope transaction treaty trim troth truncate understanding undertake undertaking union contract upset valid contract venture verbal agreement wage contract weaken welcome win wither work wrinkle zip up zipper

Verb(11 words)

foreshorten lessen narrow press scrimp sign sign on sign up squeeze take undertake

Noun(2 words)

pact service agreement

Related word relations

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13 relation types

More general

23 entries

agreement alter assure bid bidding bridge change come down decrease diminish employ engage fall hire lessen minify

Showing 16 of 23 words.

More specific

1 entries

bailment

Antonyms

3 entries

expand grow increase

Synonyms

11 entries

abate abridge agreement catch compress condense contract law narrow shorten shrink sign

derived

66 entries

adhesion contract breach of contract contract agent contract awarding contract bridge contract cheating contract curve contract in contract killer contract killing contract of employment contract of sale contract out contract out of contract packing contract period

Showing 16 of 66 words.

has context

3 entries

bridge grammar legal

is a

8 entries

agreement agreement enforceable at law bid bridge legal agreement legal binding instrument legal document written agreement

manner of

3 entries

promise shrink sicken

part of

1 entries

bridge

receives action

4 entries

rejected revised signed written on paper

related to

48 entries

accepted affiance agreement assassin betroth binding business business agreement certificate commitment concrete conditions contain covenant document duration

Showing 16 of 48 words.

similar

5 entries

catch condense cut edit edit out

used for

4 entries

defining obligations defining rights make agreement protect interests

Translations

317 translations across 81 languages.

Afrikaans

2 entries

kontrak noun (agreement that is legally binding)
ooreenkoms noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Albanian

3 entries

fejesë noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kontratë noun (agreement that is legally binding)
marrëveshje noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Arabic

4 entries

عَقْد noun (agreement that is legally binding)
مُعَاهَدَة noun (agreement that is legally binding)
مُقَاوَلَة noun (agreement that is legally binding)
أَغْدَمَ verb (omit letters)

Armenian

1 entries

պայմանագիր noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
müqavilə noun (agreement that is legally binding)
tutmaq verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))
tutulmaq verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Belarusian

4 entries

дагаво́р noun (agreement that is legally binding)
дамо́ва noun (agreement that is legally binding)
кантра́кт noun (agreement that is legally binding)
кантра́кт noun (job governed by a specific agreement)

Bengali

1 entries

চুক্তি noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Bulgarian

4 entries

до́говор noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контра́кт noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контра́кт noun (bridge: declarer's undertaking)
договарям се verb (make an agreement or contract)

Burmese

2 entries

ကန်ထရိုက် noun (agreement that is legally binding)
စာချုပ် noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Catalan

4 entries

contracte noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contraure verb ((transitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
contraure's verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
contreure verb ((transitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Central Melanau

1 entries

kontrek noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Chinese Cantonese

4 entries

合同 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
合約 /合约 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
契約 /契约 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
感染 verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

合同 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
合約 /合约 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
契約 /契约 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
感染 verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Czech

4 entries

dohoda noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
smlouva noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kontrahovat verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Danish

2 entries

kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
traktat noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Dutch

3 entries

contract noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contract noun (job governed by a specific agreement)
overeenkomst noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Esperanto

1 entries

kontrakti verb (make an agreement or contract)

Estonian

2 entries

kontraht noun (agreement that is legally binding)
leping noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Faroese

3 entries

avtala noun (agreement that is legally binding)
semja noun (agreement that is legally binding)
sáttmáli noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Finnish

4 entries

sitoumus noun (bridge: declarer's undertaking)
sopimus noun (agreement that is legally binding)
sopimusoikeus noun (part of legal studies)
toimeksianto noun (order)

French

4 entries

contrat noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contracter verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))
rétracter verb ((transitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
se recroqueviller verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Georgian

3 entries

კონტრაქტი noun (agreement that is legally binding)
ხელშეკრულება noun (agreement that is legally binding)
მიახლოება verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

German

4 entries

Kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
Vertrag noun (agreement that is legally binding)
Übereinkommen noun (agreement that is legally binding)
Übereinkunft noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Greek

1 entries

συμβόλαιο noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Hawaiian

2 entries

palapala ʻaelike noun (agreement that is legally binding)
ʻaelike noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Hebrew

3 entries

חוֹזֶה noun (agreement that is legally binding)
התכווץ verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
נדבק verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Hindi

4 entries

अनुबंध noun (agreement that is legally binding)
अनुबंध noun (job governed by a specific agreement)
ठेका noun (agreement that is legally binding)
संविदा noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Hungarian

4 entries

szerződés noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kap verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))
leszerződik verb (make an agreement or contract)
szerződik verb (make an agreement or contract)

Icelandic

2 entries

samningur noun (agreement that is legally binding)
herpa verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Ido

1 entries

kontraktar verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Indonesian

1 entries

kontrak noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Iranian Persian

4 entries

شَرْطْنامِه noun (agreement that is legally binding)
عَقْد noun (agreement that is legally binding)
قَرارْداد noun (agreement that is legally binding)
مُعاهِدِه noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Irish

4 entries

conradh noun (agreement that is legally binding)
conradh noun (part of legal studies)
conraigh verb (make an agreement or contract)
crap verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Italian

4 entries

contratto noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contrarre verb ((transitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
contrarre verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))
contrarsi verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Japanese

4 entries

契約 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
契約 noun (job governed by a specific agreement)
契約法学 noun (part of legal studies)
収縮する verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Kazakh

3 entries

келісім noun (agreement that is legally binding)
келісім-шарт noun (agreement that is legally binding)
шарт noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Khmer

3 entries

កតិកា noun (agreement that is legally binding)
សន្យា noun (agreement that is legally binding)
កើត verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Korean

2 entries

계약 noun (agreement that is legally binding)
계약 noun (job governed by a specific agreement)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

келишим noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контракт noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Lao

2 entries

ກະຕິກາ noun (agreement that is legally binding)
ສັນຍາ noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Latin

4 entries

contractus noun (agreement that is legally binding)
foedus noun (agreement that is legally binding)
sponsus noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contrahō verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Latvian

3 entries

kontrakts noun (agreement that is legally binding)
līgums noun (agreement that is legally binding)
sasirgt verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Lithuanian

2 entries

kontraktas noun (agreement that is legally binding)
sutartis noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Macedonian

2 entries

до́говор noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контра́кт noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Malay

1 entries

kontrak noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Marathi

2 entries

कंत्राट noun (agreement that is legally binding)
ठेका noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Mongolian

2 entries

гэрээ noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контракт noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Māori

4 entries

kānataraka noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kukuti verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
kuti verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
whakapaku verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Navajo

1 entries

ahaʼdeetʼaah noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Norman

1 entries

contrat noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Northern Kurdish

3 entries

mercname noun (agreement that is legally binding)
peyman noun (agreement that is legally binding)
peyman danîn verb (make an agreement or contract)

Norwegian

2 entries

forminske verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
sammentrekke verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
overenskomst noun (agreement that is legally binding)
traktat noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Occitan

1 entries

contractar verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Old English

1 entries

wedd noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Pashto

4 entries

شرطنامه noun (agreement that is legally binding)
عقد noun (agreement that is legally binding)
عهدنامه noun (agreement that is legally binding)
مقاوله noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Polish

4 entries

kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kontrakt noun (job governed by a specific agreement)
kontrakt noun (bridge: declarer's undertaking)
umowa noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Portuguese

3 entries

contrato noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contrair verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))
contrair-se verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Romanian

2 entries

contract noun (agreement that is legally binding)
a incheia un contract cu verb (make an agreement or contract)

Russian

4 entries

до́говор noun (agreement that is legally binding)
догово́р noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контра́кт noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контра́кт noun (job governed by a specific agreement)

Scots

1 entries

contract noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

cùmhnant noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kòntrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
ȕgovōr noun (agreement that is legally binding)
ко̀нтракт noun (agreement that is legally binding)
у̏гово̄р noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Slovak

3 entries

dohoda noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
zmluva noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Slovene

2 entries

dogȏvor noun (agreement that is legally binding)
pogọ̑dba noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Spanish

4 entries

contracto noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contrato noun (agreement that is legally binding)
contraer verb ((transitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)
contraer verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Swahili

4 entries

kandarasi noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kandarasi noun (job governed by a specific agreement)
makandarasi noun (part of legal studies)
kandarasi verb ((intransitive) draw together; shorten; narrow; lessen)

Swedish

4 entries

ackord noun (job governed by a specific agreement)
avtal noun (agreement that is legally binding)
beting noun (job governed by a specific agreement)
entreprenad noun (job governed by a specific agreement)

Tagalog

2 entries

kasunduan noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kontrata noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Tahitian

1 entries

faʻaauraʻa noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Tajik

4 entries

ақд noun (agreement that is legally binding)
аҳд noun (agreement that is legally binding)
аҳднома noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контракт noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Tatar

2 entries

контракт noun (agreement that is legally binding)
шартнамә noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Thai

2 entries

กติกา noun (agreement that is legally binding)
สัญญา noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Turkish

2 entries

kontrat noun (agreement that is legally binding)
sözleşme noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Turkmen

2 entries

kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
şertnama noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Ukrainian

4 entries

до́говір noun (agreement that is legally binding)
догові́р noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контра́кт noun (agreement that is legally binding)
контра́кт noun (job governed by a specific agreement)

Urdu

1 entries

مُعاہَدَہ noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Uyghur

1 entries

شەرتنامە noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Uzbek

3 entries

bitim noun (agreement that is legally binding)
kontrakt noun (agreement that is legally binding)
shartnoma noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Vietnamese

3 entries

hợp đồng noun (agreement that is legally binding)
khế ước noun (agreement that is legally binding)
mắc bệnh verb ((transitive) gain or acquire (an illness))

Yiddish

2 entries

אָבמאַך noun (agreement that is legally binding)
קאָנטראַקט noun (agreement that is legally binding)

Sample sentences

39 total sentences available.

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The aggressive salesman urged me to sign the contract right away.

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After much effort, he ended up with a contract.

Source: tatoeba (27569)

We made a contract with the firm.

Source: tatoeba (29168)

He was compelled to sign the contract.

Source: tatoeba (30208)

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Contract

Synonyms for "contract" (315 found)

Closest matches (63)

Strong matches (95)

Related words (157)

Related word relations

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derived

has context

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manner of

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receives action

related to

similar

used for

Translations

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Belarusian

Bengali

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Central Melanau

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Faroese

Finnish

French

Georgian

German

Greek

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Ido

Indonesian

Iranian Persian

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Kazakh

Khmer

Korean

Kyrgyz

Lao

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Macedonian

Malay

Marathi

Mongolian

Māori

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Norman

Northern Kurdish

Norwegian

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Occitan

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Pashto

Polish

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian