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contract

noun
  1. A legally binding arrangement between parties: agreement, bond, compact 2, convention, covenant, pact. See agree
  2. An agreement, especially one involving a sale or exchange: bargain, compact 2, covenant, deal, transaction. See agree
verb
  1. To enter into a formal agreement: bargain, covenant. See agree
  2. To assume an obligation: engage, pledge, promise, undertake. See agree, obligation
  3. To become affected with a disease: catch, develop, get, sicken, take. Idiom: come down with. See get
  4. To reduce in size, as by drawing together: compact 1, compress, constrict, constringe, shrink. See increase

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