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    contract

    US /'kɑ:ntrækt/

    ・

    UK /'kɒntrækt/

    A1TOEIC
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To become ill as a result of getting a disease
    Do you know what to do if you contract yellow fever?
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Legal agreement, e.g. for doing work for money
    He signed a five-year contract with FC Barcelona
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To make an agreement for doing work for money
    If I contract to work 50 hours a week I’d need a salary increase
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To reduce in size, length due to heat loss
    During this procedure your muscles contract as if you were doing exercises
    n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Agreement to pay someone to kill a person
    I think somebody took out a contract on him, as he had enough enemies who wanted to kill him
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To reduce the amount of
    The economy will contract by 1% next year
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To shorten (a word or words) by omitting or combining some of the sounds or letters
    In spoken English, 'cannot' is often contracted to 'can't'

    Video subtitles

    The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News

    38:58The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
    • CONTRACT.

      CONTRACT.

    B1

    What’s going to happen to Big Tech’s laid off workers?

    08:25What’s going to happen to Big Tech’s laid off workers?
    • At that time, I was halfway through my contract. She had to tell me that Tencent was laying me off because of cross-cutting exercises.

      At that time, I was halfway through my contract. She had to tell me that Tencent was laying me off because of cross-cutting exercises.

    • The friends that were affected, a few of them landed in banks, it sounded like they were contract roles.

      The friends that were affected, a few of them landed in banks, it sounded like they were contract roles.

    B1

    Shohei Ohtani agrees to 'historic' $700M megadeal with Dodgers

    02:25Shohei Ohtani agrees to 'historic' $700M megadeal with Dodgers
    • It is the largest contract in American sports history.

      It is the largest contract in American sports history.

    • Now the biggest star in baseball right now has agreed to the richest contract in North American Sports history.

      Now the biggest star in baseball right now has agreed to the richest contract in North American Sports history.

    B1

    How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of

    08:15How Shein Built a $66B Fast-Fashion Empire | WSJ The Economics Of
    • Our designers will identify an item, design it, prepare a spec for it, and then they'll put it into our supplier management system, which will identify a contract manufacturer.

      Our designers will identify an item, design it, prepare a spec for it, and then they'll put it into our supplier management system, which will identify a contract manufacturer.

    • That contract manufacturer will procure the supplies necessary to produce that garment from a network of suppliers that Shein has approved.

      That contract manufacturer will procure the supplies necessary to produce that garment from a network of suppliers that Shein has approved.

    B1

    This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone

    07:57This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone
    • SMIC is China's biggest chip maker, a contract manufacturer that makes semiconductors designed by other firms such as Huawei.

      SMIC is China's biggest chip maker, a contract manufacturer that makes semiconductors designed by other firms such as Huawei.

    • a contract manufacturer that makes semiconductors

      a contract manufacturer that makes semiconductors

    B1

    Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018

    44:53Prime Minister's Questions: 17 January 2018
    • It means that another company is available to step in and take over the contract. I say

      It means that another company is available to step in and take over the contract. I say

    • actually, we see that the Labour-run Welsh Government issued a contract after the profit

      actually, we see that the Labour-run Welsh Government issued a contract after the profit

    B1

    Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)

    56:24Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
    • Even the fearsome giant moray has entered into this silent contract.

      Even the fearsome giant moray has entered into this silent contract.

    C1

    Resilience In Hard Times

    01:55Resilience In Hard Times
    • A contract won't be renewed.

      A contract won't be renewed.

    A2

    How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons

    06:42How the US Transports Its Nuclear Weapons
    • it can electrocute you to death, and, by reading through the DOE's contract with an Australian arms manufacturer from 2005,

      it can electrocute you to death, and, by reading through the DOE's contract with an Australian arms manufacturer from 2005,

    B1

    Top 30 Biggest Tech Product FAILS of All Time

    27:33Top 30 Biggest Tech Product FAILS of All Time
    • One major franchise even took the company to court, alleging that Total Access breached contract terms.

      One major franchise even took the company to court, alleging that Total Access breached contract terms.

    B1