no contract

Lacking formal commitment

No contract describes services or agreements without a binding long-term commitment.

The phrase appears most often in telecommunications and subscription services, where customers can cancel anytime without penalty: no contract cell phone plans, no contract gym membership.

The appeal is flexibility—you're not locked in if circumstances change or you find a better deal.

Related

no strings attached · unlocked · freedom · pay-as-you-go · pay per use · burner · burner phone · SIM · wireless · carrier · cell phone plan · binding · escape · termination · lease · handshake · verbal · verbal agreement

Categories
Opposites
binding agreement status

no contractcontract

Enforceable written agreement

under contract · contractual · binding agreement · locked in · contractual obligation

flexibility vs. commitment

no contractlong-term contract

Binding deal for years

locked in · early termination fee · minimum term

binding commitment

no contractcontract

Enforceable written agreement

binding contract · contractual obligation · binding agreement · formal agreement · service contract

Family

contract, contracts, contracted, contracting, contractor, contractors, contractual, contractually, contraction

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G