1.a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
2.(contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
3.a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid
1.enter into a contractual arrangement
2.engage by written agreement;
They signed two new pitchers for the next season
3.squeeze or press together;
she compressed her lips
4.become smaller or draw together;
The fabric shrank
5.be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness;
He got AIDS
6.make smaller;
The heat contracted the woollen garment
7.compress or concentrate;
Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
8.make or become more narrow or restricted;
The selection was narrowed
9.reduce in scope while retaining essential elements;
The manuscript must be shortened
合同contract指 雙方或多方當事人(自然人或法人)關于建立、變更 、消滅民事法律關系的協議。此類合同是產生債的一種最為普遍和重要的根據,故又稱債權合同。《中華人民共和國經濟合同法》所規定的經濟合同,屬于債權合同的范圍。合同有時也泛指發生一定權利、義務的協議。又稱契約。如買賣合同、師徒合同、勞動合同以及工廠與車間訂立的承包合同等。