Kilo Lingo

/ˈkɒntrækt/

Line drawing of contract
Coloured illustration of contract
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Translation

A written agreement that two people or companies must follow.

Word origin

From Latin contractus, from contrahere, meaning to draw together.

Origin
Latin
Root
contractus

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcontracts

Examples

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A contract is an agreement written down on paper.

- .

Here "contract" is an agreement about work.

.

"Break a contract" means not to do what you promised.

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This word is part of lesson 28.