Contract for and Release

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Release is an antonym for contract for in topics: use, give money in exchange for work performed.

Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Contract for is an antonym for release.

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Basically, someone screwed up the UK release negotiations in 1997, giving Channel 4 a five year contract for the TV rights, but a ten year deal on the VHS and DVD rights.

Source: No Export For You / Western Animation

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