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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVertrag
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Vertrag
"Er hat den Vertrag gestern unterzeichnet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
"They signed a contract for the sale of the house."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin contractus, past participle of contrahere 'draw together, incur, enter into an agreement', from con- 'together' + trahere 'draw'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "contract" is said worldwide
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contrat
Transliteration: contrat
"Ils ont signé un contrat de travail."
Vertrag
Transliteration: Vertrag
"Er hat den Vertrag gestern unterzeichnet."
contratto
Transliteration: contratto
"Il contratto scade alla fine del mese."
contrato
Transliteration: contrato
"Necesitamos revisar el contrato antes de firmar."
contrato
Transliteration: contrato
"O contrato foi assinado por ambas as partes."
अनुबंध
Transliteration: anubandh
"उन्होंने एक साल के अनुबंध पर हस्ताक्षर किए।"
合同
Transliteration: hétóng
"我们已经签了合同。"
계약
Transliteration: gyeyak
"우리는 새로운 계약을 체결했다."
契約
Transliteration: keiyaku
"彼は会社と契約を結んだ。"
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