Contract
Retain
Retain verb - To provide with a paying job.
Usage example: her neighbor retained her as a nanny for the summer, thus giving her something to do until school started again
Contract is a synonym for retain in hire topic. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a verb "Retain", if it concerns topics such as employ.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Shiroe writes up a magical contract that will grant Rudy all the benefits of an Adventurer (which he would retain even if the contract is later nullified) so he will respawn at a cathedral instead of dying.
Source: Magically Binding Contract -
During the 90s, when Alternative Rock was exploding into the mainstream, they refused many a contract from major labels, preferring to stay on their own indie label, Dischord, and thus retain their creative freedom.
Source: Doing It for the Art - Descent II opens with Dravis informing the player character, Material Defender, that the contract he signed with PTMC allows them to retain his services for more missions; if he declines, he won't get paid for the work he's already done.
Source: Mandatory Unretirement
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