Contract \Con*tract"\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"), v. i. 1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts when wet.
Years contracting to a moment. --Wordsworth.
2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain; as, to contract for carrying the mail.
Contract \Con*tract"\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus, p. p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf. F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.] 1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass; to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's sphere of action.
In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our faculties. --Dr. H. More.
2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.
3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.
Each from each contract new strength and light. --Pope.
Such behavior we contract by having much conversed with persons of high station. --Swift.
4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain or covenant for.
We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and lague with the aforesaid queen. --Hakluyt.
Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by law. --Strype.
5. To betroth; to affiance.
The truth is, she and I, long since contracted, Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us. --Shak.
6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
Contract \Con"tract\ (k[o^]n"tr[a^]kt), a. Contracted; as, a contract verb. --Goodwin.
Contract \Con*tract"\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"), a. [L. contractus, p. p.] Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] --Shak.
Contract \Con"tract\ (k[o^]n"tr[a^]kt), n. [L. contractus, fr. contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.] 1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights. --Wharton.
2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties, with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof of the obligation.
3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.
This is the the night of the contract. --Longwellow.
Syn: Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain; arrangement; obligation. See {Covenant}.
The company and its partners - Siam Syntech Construction, Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction and OTV - overcame strong oppositon from seven consortia to secure the contract.
International Business Machines Corp. was awarded a $24.8 million Air Force contract for satellite support.
A definitive contract between Faberge's owner, Riklis Family Corp., and Unilever United States Inc., the holding company for Unilever's American operations, has been signed and the transaction is expected to be completed within 30 days.
Under a so-called master contract between Firestone and the URW, concessions at any plant must be approved by the other plants in the master agreement.
Pittston workers in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky went on strike April 5 after working 18 months without a contract.
Airspace Technology was awarded a $10.7 million Navy contract to operate telecommunications equipment.
The November contract fell as low as $5.89 a bushel, its lowest level since Aug. 3, before bouncing back late in the session.
It recently won a $325 million contract to modernize Canada's air-traffic control system, and is bidding on a $210 million contract to modernize data processing for the Bureau of Land Management.
It recently won a $325 million contract to modernize Canada's air-traffic control system, and is bidding on a $210 million contract to modernize data processing for the Bureau of Land Management.
The June contract of the long gilt future on Liffe traded between 108 21/32 and 107 5/8 during the day.
The corn contract for July delivery dropped 5.5 cents a bushel to settle at $2.3175 a bushel.
A "put" option is a futures contract that allows the buyer to sell Treasury bonds in the future for a price that is set at the time the contract is placed.
A "put" option is a futures contract that allows the buyer to sell Treasury bonds in the future for a price that is set at the time the contract is placed.
In natural gas trading, the July contract fell to $1.602 per 1,000 cubic feet from $1.613 Tuesday.
Litton Industries Inc. received an $11.1 million Navy contract to repair aircraft navigation equipment.
So there is no need to be rushed by enthusiastic, commission-hunting intermediaries. But delay can mean that, if the employee does eventually invest in a life company pension contract, there is less time for the underlying fund to grow.
Hughes Aircraft Co., a unit of General Motors Corp., got a $29.4 million Army contract for the position-location reporting system.
As such, the status of the private Ecu depends on the form of the contract that is made.
The actively traded December contract also lost 80 cents, finishing at $359.50.
The third contender for this contract is a partnership between U.S. firm Parsons Brinckerhoff, Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick Consulting/Engineering of Britain and Hong Kong architectural consultants Wong Tung & Partners Ltd.
Bofors is accused of paying $50 million in kickbacks to win the contract.
Dunphy will leave KABC-TV, his home for 14 years, upon finalization of contract details, officials at Disney-owned KHJ said Friday.
The contract also applies to 500 CWA employees not affected by the Saturday morning lockout.
Both General Motors Corp. and Chrysler have made union approval of three-shift production a major objective of their current national contract negotiations with the UAW.
"We believe we have a valid contract with the government," said Bluebonnet President R. Brad Oates.
He was summarily dismissed by the company when the currency loss came to light, ending his severance contract that was to run until September.
The December contract closed at 91.72 after closing the previous night at 91.81. The Bank purchased Pounds 100m of Band 1 bank bills at 8 7/8 per cent.
Once the August crude contract pushed above the $17.30-a-barrel barrier, the market "just jerked" higher, said analyst James Steel at Refco Inc.
Paramount's lawyers accused me of being a crybaby because I had signed such a lousy contract.
Guild members voted by a larger than 20-1 margin last week for the authorization after contract talks that began nearly a year ago failed to result in an agreement.