noun

a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law. "he has just signed a contract keeping him with the club" синонимы: agreement, commitment, arrangement, settlement, undertaking, understanding, compact, covenant, pact, bond, deal, bargain, treaty, concordat, convention, entente, account, indenture, engagement

verb

1. decrease in size, number, or range. "glass contracts as it cools" синонимы: shrink, get smaller, become smaller, decrease, diminish, reduce, dwindle, decline, shrivel
2. enter into a formal and legally binding agreement. "the local authority will contract with a wide range of agencies to provide services" синонимы: undertake, pledge, promise, covenant, commit oneself, engage, agree, enter into an agreement, reach an agreement, make a deal, negotiate a deal
3. catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent). "three people contracted a killer virus" синонимы: develop, catch, get, pick up, come down with, become infected with, fall ill with, be taken ill with, be struck down with, be stricken with, succumb to, go down with, take ill with, take sick with
4. become liable to pay (a debt). "he contracted a debt of £3,300" синонимы: incur, become liable to pay, acquire, fall into, run up