Metal contracts when cooled.
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Contracts
//ˈkɒn.tɹækts//
Synonyms for "contracts" (315 found)
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abridgeagreementcatchcompresscondensenarrowshortenshrinkdeedabateabbreviateabstractaccept obligationaccordacquireaffairaffianceafflictagreeagree to
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answer forapprenticearrangementattemptattenuatebagbangbarbargainbargain forbarricadebattenbatten downbe answerable forbe brought downbe felledbe responsible forbe security forbe seized ofbe struck downbe traumatizedbecome engagedbetrothbindbinding agreementblackjackbobboil downboltbondbreak outbridgebring downbring onbring uponbusiness
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buttonbutton upcapsulizecapturecartelcatch coldcausecharterchokechoke offcircumscribeclapclipcloseclose upcoarctcollapsecollective agreementcomecome by
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come down withcome in forcome intocommitcommitmentcompactcompromiseconcentrateconfineconsolidateconsortiumconstrictconstringecontaincontract an engagementcontract lawconventioncorralcorrugatecovenantcovenant of saltcovercrampcreasecropcurtailcutcut backcut downcut off shortcut shortdealdeclinedecreasederangederivedevelopdickerdiminishdisorderdo a dealdockdrag downdrawdraw indraw togetherdwindleearneffortelideemployment contractengageengagemententer into possessionenterpriseepitomizeeruptfailfall in withfall intofarmfastenfever
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flexfoldfold upforeshortenformformal agreementgaingamegathergetgo bail forgo ingo into shockguarantyharvesthave an understandingincurindisposeinduceinstrument
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inviteironclad agreementkeyknitlatchlegal agreementlegal contractlessenlimitlocklock outlock upmakemake a dealmatchminifymowmutual agreementnegotiatenetnipobligateobligationobtainoccludeodoperationoverdosepactpactionpadlockpickplanpledgeplightplumbpollpollardpreengagementprocureprogramprojectpromisepropositionprotocolprunepublish the bannspuckerpucker uppull downpursereaprecaprecapitulaterecognizancereducerestrictretrenchrunrun a temperaturesackscale downscoresealseal offseal upsecureservice agreementshake hands onshaveshearshrivelshutshut the doorshut upsickensignsinkslamsnapsnapesnubsolidifysqueezesqueeze shutstipulatestipulationstraitenstranglestrangulatestuntsuccumb tosum upsummarizesynopsizetaketake illtake intake the vowstapertasktelescopetransactiontreatytrimtrothtruncateunderstandingundertakeundertakingunion contractupsetvalid contractventureverbal agreementwage contractweakenwelcomewinwitherworkwrinklezip upzipper
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The Lockheed scandal is a worldwide corruption scandal involving the major American plane manufacturer Lockheed. It came to light in February 1976 and revolved mainly around the acceptance of passenger plane contracts.
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He negotiates new contracts in Russia.
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I will not translate contracts anymore.
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