🇬🇧 en sv 🇸🇪

contract noun

  /ˈkɑntɹækt/ , /ˈkɒntɹækt/
  • (legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
 kontrakt, avtal, fördrag, överenskommelse
  • An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
 kontrakt, ackord, beting, entreprenad

contract verb

  /kənˈtɹækt/
  • (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant; to agree; to bargain.
 avtala
  • (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
 dra ihop, dras samman, krympa, minskas
  • (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
 smittas

contraction noun

  /kɒn-/ , /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ , /kənˈtɹækʃn̩/
  • (biology, medicine) A shortening of a muscle during its use; specifically, a strong and often painful shortening of the uterine muscles prior to or during childbirth.
 sammandragning, kontraktion
  • A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
 kontraktion, minskning
  • (orthography) In the English language: a shortened form of a word, often with omitted letters replaced by an apostrophe or a diacritical mark.
 sammandragning
breach of contract
avtalsbrott
employment contract
anställningsavtal
freedom of contract
avtalsfrihet
contract law
avtalsrätt
contract killer
yrkesmördare
contract of sale
köpeavtal
futures contract
future
Wiktionary Links