contract
/ˈkɒntrækt/noun
उच्चारण कॉन्ट्रैक्ट
अनुबंध, ठेका, करार
Core wordPYP · asked 6 times
Asked in previous papers
as synonym
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SSC Exams before 2018- 1
[C] ~ (with sb) | ~ (to do sth)
an official written agreement between two or more people, companies or organizations
अनुबंध, ठेका, करार
- She signed a two-year contract with the school.
- The firm won the contract to build the bridge.
- Read the contract carefully before you sign it.
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- The player's contract with the club ends next year.
- He broke the terms of the contract.
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[C] ~ (for sth)
an agreement to supply goods or do work at a fixed price
ठेका, सप्लाई का समझौता
- a contract for the supply of uniforms
- The company won a contract to build the new flyover.
- The firm has a contract to supply food to the hospitals.
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- The government awarded a road-building contract to a local company.
- They lost the contract after missing the deadline.
Synonyms commission tender deal
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to become smaller or shorter; to make something smaller
सिकुड़ना, छोटा होना; सिकोड़ना
- Metal contracts as it cools.
- The muscles of the heart contract and relax.
- Wood contracts slightly in cold weather.
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- The muscle contracts when you lift the weight.
- The economy contracted by two per cent last year.
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[T] ~ sth formal
to get an illness
(बीमारी) लग जाना, ग्रस्त होना
- He contracted malaria in the hills.
- Children can contract the disease from dirty drinking water.
- Rohan contracted flu after the long journey.
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- Travellers may contract the disease in some regions.
- She contracted a cold from her classmate.
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[I, T] ~ (with sb) (to do sth)
to make a legal agreement with somebody for them to work for you or provide a service
अनुबंध करना, ठेका देना या लेना
- The firm contracted a local builder to repair the roof.
- She contracted to deliver the books by June.
- The school contracted a firm to clean the building.
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- They contracted with a farmer for the supply of milk.
- The council contracted out the garbage collection.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
contract + for/with
Use 'for' for the work or goods, and 'with' for the other party.
काम या माल के लिए 'for' और दूसरे पक्ष के लिए 'with' आता है।
- The firm won a contract for building the flyover.
- She signed a contract with a publishing house.
contract (verb) + to-infinitive
To agree formally by contract to do something, in a legal sense.
कानूनी अर्थ में अनुबंध द्वारा औपचारिक रूप से कुछ करने के लिए सहमत होना।
- The company contracted to supply 500 desks.
contract (verb) = shrink / catch
Stressed on the second syllable (con-TRACT). It means to become smaller, or to catch an illness. It is not used with 'to' before the disease.
इसका stress दूसरे syllable पर पड़ता है (con-TRACT)। इसका अर्थ सिकुड़ना या बीमारी लगना है। बीमारी से पहले 'to' नहीं लगता।
- Metal contracts when it cools.
- He contracted malaria during the monsoon.
under contract / on contract
'Under contract' means bound by an agreement; 'on a contract basis' means appointed for a fixed time.
'Under contract' का अर्थ अनुबंध से बँधा होना और 'on a contract basis' का अर्थ निश्चित अवधि के लिए नियुक्त होना है।
- The player is under contract until 2028.
- He works on a contract basis.
breach/terminate a contract
The verbs 'breach', 'terminate' and 'void' are used with a contract. 'Break' is also used, but it is less formal.
अनुबंध के साथ 'breach', 'terminate' और 'void' क्रियाएँ आती हैं; 'break' भी चलता है, पर कम औपचारिक है।
- Late delivery amounts to a breach of contract.
+Collocations 4
verb + contract
signwinawardrenewcancelterminate
- The railway awarded the contract to a local firm.
adjective + contract
lucrativebindingverbalfixed-termlegalpermanent
- A verbal contract is hard to prove.
contract + noun
workerlabourkillerlawprice
- Contract labour built the road.
contract + disease/muscle
malariadenguea virusthe muscles
- Many people contracted dengue after the floods.
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- The footballer extended his contract for two more years.
फ़ुटबॉल खिलाड़ी ने अपना अनुबंध दो वर्ष और बढ़ा लिया।
- Wood contracts slightly in cold weather.
ठंड के मौसम में लकड़ी थोड़ी सिकुड़ जाती है।
- The contractor lost the contract for poor work.
घटिया काम के कारण ठेकेदार का ठेका रद्द हो गया।
- Radhika's teaching contract ends in March.
राधिका का अध्यापन अनुबंध मार्च में समाप्त होता है।
- The workers contracted skin disease from the dirty water.
गंदे पानी से मज़दूरों को त्वचा का रोग लग गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He contracted with cholera.
✓ He contracted cholera.
The verb 'contract' is transitive when it means 'catch'; it takes no preposition.
'Catch' के अर्थ में 'contract' सकर्मक है और इसके साथ preposition नहीं लगता।
✗ Iron is contracted when it is heated.
✓ Iron expands when it is heated; it contracts when cooled.
'Contract' means shrink and is not passive in this sense; also heating makes metal expand.
'Contract' का अर्थ सिकुड़ना है और इस अर्थ में वह passive नहीं होता; साथ ही गर्म करने पर धातु फैलती है।
✗ The company signed a contract to the supplier.
✓ The company signed a contract with the supplier.
The other party to a contract is shown by 'with'.
अनुबंध के दूसरे पक्ष के लिए 'with' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Contract, agreement and deal all mean an arrangement, but they differ in formality and legal force.
Contract, agreement और deal तीनों का अर्थ समझौता है, पर औपचारिकता और कानूनी बल में अंतर है।
A written agreement with legal force.
कानूनी बल वाला लिखित समझौता।
- The contract runs for three years.
A general or informal arrangement, often in trade.
सामान्य या अनौपचारिक व्यवस्था, प्रायः व्यापार में।
- They struck a deal over the price.
¶Idioms 1
a contract on sb
an agreement to kill sb, usually for money
(किसी की) सुपारी, किसी को मारने का सौदा
- The gang put out a contract on the witness.
- Police discovered there was a contract on the businessman.
→Phrasal verbs 1
contract out (sth)
to arrange for work to be done by another company rather than your own
(काम) बाहर की कंपनी को देना, आउटसोर्स करना
- The college has contracted out the cleaning.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
con·tract
?Which word?
contract: stress and meaning
The noun is stressed on the first syllable, CONtract (an agreement); the verb on the second, conTRACT (shrink; catch a disease; make an agreement). The same pattern applies to record, present, object and conflict. A contraction in grammar is a shortened form like 'don't'.
Noun में stress पहले syllable पर, CONtract (समझौता); verb में दूसरे पर, conTRACT (सिकुड़ना; बीमारी लगना; समझौता करना)। यही pattern record, present, object और conflict में है। Grammar में contraction 'don't' जैसा छोटा रूप है।
§Grammar and usage
Stress question, asked very often: noun CONtract, verb conTRACT.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: noun CONtract, verb conTRACT।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who undertakes a contract for work is a contractor.
'जो काम का ठेका ले' contractor है।