Contract and Term

Contract

Contract noun - A formal agreement to fulfill an obligation.

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Term and contract are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Contract".

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Contract and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contract" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

old	old contract	old term
full	full contract	full term
special	special contract	special term
better	better contract	better term
Other adjectives: similar, standard, original, legal, proper, single, actual, ancient, new, final, military, next, last, five-year.

contract theory

term theory

Also to Discworld dwarfs, "enlightened" is seen as a negative term, as light makes your pupils contract and can therefore blind you.

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However, an enlisted man who served his mandatory term and stayed in the army by contract can undergo officer training in a much more lenient way.

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He was never really comfortable in the AEUG anyway, and being presumed dead helped him get out of his obligations; it's not really treason so much as not renewing his contract for another term.

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