contract

Concepts

contract

agreement

pact

covenant

treaty

legal agreement

deal

binding agreement

Synonyms

verbintenis

overeenkomst

verdrag

samenklank

schikking

akkoord

vergelijk

eensgezindheid

overeenstemming

Translations

Vertrag

contrato

contrat

contratto

contrato

sözleşme

σύμβαση

contracte

acuerdo

kontrat

συμβόλαιο

Traktat

συμφωνία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɔnˈtrɑkt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: contract

In summary

From Middle Dutch contract, from Old French contract, from Latin contractus (noun), from contrahere (“to bring together, to bring about, to conclude a bargain”) [from con- (“with, together”) + trahere (“to draw, to pull”)] + -tus (suffix forming nouns from verbs).