contracts
Legally binding promises
Contracts covers both the verb and noun forms built on the idea of drawing together.
A contract is a binding agreement between parties—legal documents sign a contract, but also informal ones We had a contract: I cook, you clean.
To contract is to enter such an agreement, or to shrink and tighten: muscles contract, pupils contract in bright light.
You can also contract a disease, drawing it into yourself.
The opposite motion appears in expand and relax.
Shared position between parties
- clauseProvision in agreement
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- termsConditions of an agreement
- breachBreaking of agreement
binding · enforceable · parties · negotiation · signature · amendment · termination · liability
Agreement or distribution
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- vendorOne who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
- bidOffer to purchase
tender · RFP · outsourcing · freelance · retainer · deliverables · milestones · scope
Decreasing a joint angle
- tensionStretched or strained state
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
- tightenMake more secure
cramp · actin · myosin · shortening · relaxation · fiber · voluntary · involuntary
agreement
Shared position between parties
breach · binding · enforceable · parties · negotiation · signature · amendment · termination · liability · indemnity
deal
Agreement or distribution
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- vendorOne who sells goods
- supplierSource of goods
bid · tender · RFP · outsourcing · freelance · retainer · deliverables · milestones · scope · renewal
flexion
Decreasing a joint angle
- tensionStretched or strained state
- spasmInvoluntary muscle contraction
- twitchInvoluntary muscular jerk
tighten · cramp · actin · myosin · shortening · relaxation · fiber · voluntary · involuntary · isotonic
shrink
Decrease in size
reduce · cooling · thermal · metal · fabric · plastic · dehydrate · wither · deflate · condense
catch
Seize or snag
virus · bacteria · pathogen · contagion · exposure · transmission · infected · susceptible · immune · communicable
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- athlete lifetraining, practice, recovery, injuries, rehab
- big businesscorporation, merger, acquisition, board room, stocks
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- business writingemails, memos, business writing, reports, letters
- law officereception desk, waiting area, conference room, filing cabinets, filing cabinet
contractshandshake deals
Informal contracts without paperwork
gentleman's agreements · informal agreements · oral agreements · understandings · promises
- verbal contractSpoken, unwritten binding promise
- union contractBinding pact between workers and management
- military contractsGovernment deals for weapons
- binding contractEnforceable legal agreement
- contract killersMurderers for hire
- general contractorConstruction project manager
contract, contraction, contracted, contractor, contracting, contractual, subcontractor, contractually, subcontracted