under contract
Signed and obligated
Under contract describes being bound by a legal agreement.
In real estate, a property under contract has an accepted offer but hasn't yet closed: The house went under contract yesterday.
Employees, athletes, and performers work under contract when formal agreements govern their terms: She's under contract with the studio for three more films.
- signedWrote one's name on
- bindingLegally or morally required
- agreementShared position between parties
- dealAgreement or distribution
- obligatedRequired by duty
legally bound · committed · locked in · escrow · negotiated · pending · exclusive · non-compete clause · clause · fine print · terms · legal · due diligence · good faith · paperwork · closing · agent · realtor
- real estate termsoffer, lease, rent, counteroffer, asking price
- housing statushomeowner, renter, tenant, landlord, owned
- real estatehouse, home, apartment, property, sale
- property traitsspacious, cozy, rundown, dilapidated, vacant
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- rental termsrent, lease, sublease, sublet, rented
under contractfreelance
Self-employed project work
free agent · freelancing · self-employed · independent · uncontracted
under contractuncontracted
Not made smaller
out of contract · uncommitted · unbound · released · unsigned
under contractavailable
Ready to be used
unsigned · free agent · on the market · unattached · up for grabs
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