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Translation

contract

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Word origin

From Latin contractus, from contrahere ('to draw together', hence to conclude an agreement), built from con- and trahere ('to draw, to pull'). The same trahere gives English traction and tractor.

Origin
Latin
Root
contrahere
English cognates
contract, traction, tractor

Examples

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They signed the contract yesterday.

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The contract will last two years.

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Read the contract well before you sign it.

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This word is taught in chapter 15, lesson 6: kontrakto, teniso, pilko and 7 more words.