contract
A formal and legally binding agreement between two or more parties that establishes mutual obligations. In academic and legal contexts, it refers to the specific terms, conditions, and enforcement mechanisms that govern a transaction or relationship.
Beispiele
3 von 5I need to read the gym contract carefully before I sign up for the whole year.
I need to read the gym membership agreement thoroughly before committing to a one-year term.
The parties involved have failed to fulfill the obligations stipulated in the written contract.
The individuals or groups involved did not meet the requirements stated in the legal agreement.
I'm not sure if I'm still under contract with my current provider.
I am uncertain if my legal agreement with my service provider is still active.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'con-' prefix meaning 'together' and '-tract' meaning 'pull'. A contract pulls two parties together into one agreement.
Schnelles Quiz
If you fail to deliver the goods on time, you will be in ______ of contract.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: breach
Beispiele
I need to read the gym contract carefully before I sign up for the whole year.
everydayI need to read the gym membership agreement thoroughly before committing to a one-year term.
The parties involved have failed to fulfill the obligations stipulated in the written contract.
formalThe individuals or groups involved did not meet the requirements stated in the legal agreement.
I'm not sure if I'm still under contract with my current provider.
informalI am uncertain if my legal agreement with my service provider is still active.
Hobbes' version of the social contract suggests that individuals relinquish certain rights in exchange for security.
academicThomas Hobbes' theory of the societal agreement posits that people give up rights for protection by the state.
We are currently negotiating a multi-million dollar contract with a supplier in East Asia.
businessWe are in the process of discussing a high-value business agreement with an Asian manufacturer.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
put out to contract
To seek bids from outside companies to perform a specific job
marriage contract
A formal agreement between two people entering a marriage
freedom of contract
The ability of parties to bargain and create their own enforceable terms
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Contact refers to communication or physical touch, whereas contract refers to a legal agreement.
A contraction is the process of becoming smaller (or a shortened word like 'don't'), whereas a contract is the document of agreement.
Nutzungshinweise
When used as a noun, the stress is on the first syllable: CON-tract (/ˈkɒntrækt/). Note that as a verb, it can mean either 'to enter an agreement' or 'to shrink/tighten', in which case the stress moves to the second syllable.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use the verb 'break' a contract; while understood, the more professional and C1-appropriate term is 'breach' a contract.
Merkhilfe
Think of the 'con-' prefix meaning 'together' and '-tract' meaning 'pull'. A contract pulls two parties together into one agreement.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Latin 'contractus', which is the past participle of 'contrahere', meaning 'to draw together'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many Western legal systems, the concept of a 'social contract' is a fundamental philosophical idea used to justify the authority of the state over the individual.
Schnelles Quiz
If you fail to deliver the goods on time, you will be in ______ of contract.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: breach
Ähnliche Regeln
Verwandtes Vokabular
Ähnliche Wörter
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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